Internet means that old methods of control via elite gatekeeping of public discourse won't work. I wrote about it:http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/adventures-in-the-trump-twittersphere.html …
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@zeynep this is as worthy of a Storify as just about any thread I've seen on Twitter -
@JoshCowls Thanks. I guess I should just put it all together. The thing is, none of this is ... surprising. Or it shouldn't be. - Show replies
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Look, Trump's "foreign policy" speech is incoherent, sure—but so are many other politicians'—but his message to his voters is not.
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Trump's message:"The elites have abandoned you to a 'false song of globalism' that harms you. I will protect you." Details aren't the point.
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@zeynep Those forces have been cultivated … an agitated populace is subject to greater manipulation, Trump has usurped the cultivators.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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