Title : "But there’s a deeper reason why a cerebral cultural figure like [J.D.] Vance would convert to Trump-style trolldom."
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"But there’s a deeper reason why a cerebral cultural figure like [J.D.] Vance would convert to Trump-style trolldom."
"In today’s political and media culture, trolling is the shortest, simplest path to a level of attention you’d never get any other way. His fiery Twitter account is just the capstone on the gradual reinvention of J.D. Vance.... When Hillbilly Elegy was released in 2016, it was taken as a kind of Rosetta Stone to a world many in the left had never encountered, and Vance became a rare bipartisan figure that liberals could at once praise, pity and understand.... But...Vance became a Trump supporter. And with that, his tone and temperament appeared to shift, too, from conciliatory and unifying to aggressive and mocking. It wasn’t just liberals losing a pet; anti-Trump Republicans have felt a similar sense of betrayal, as another onetime ally is lost to the dark side.... His new tone on Twitter shows that he’s following the 45th president’s playbook, covering for his lack of political experience with the emotion he can stoke from hot-button culture war issues.... What 'the game' entails has changed over time, but at this point, it’s essentially a ping-pong match held over a viper pit... But Vance surely knows what he’s doing.... That’s why some of Vance’s critics have approached his Twitter feed with the appropriate cynicism, and a suggestion that perhaps it was his old persona—and his high wire act of straddling two worlds—that was destined not to last."
From "J.D. Is Making Everyone Mad on Twitter. Can It Win Him a Senate Seat? The author and Senate hopeful has a special knack at getting under liberals’ skin and getting everyone to talk about him" by Joanna Weiss (Politico).
How fiery is this J.D. Vance Twitter feed? The main example quoted in the article is: "I’m in D.C. today and just saw a group of girls on the Potomac rowing—outside in the sunshine—all of them with masks on. Totally insane." That's called a "rant." It's kind of a rant to call it a rant. I'm surprised Vance got back-and-forth action on such a mundane tweet.
I've followed Vance on Twitter for a while, and I've never been struck by any exaggerated trolling that deserves to be called a "game" and "a ping-pong match held over a viper pit." The Politico writer wants him to settle down, but why doesn't she settle down? (That's a rhetorical question. You know why.)
Okay, now I'm going to read the last few Vance tweets. Most recent (aimed a Lincoln Project person): "Look if you guys want to come to Ohio it’s a free country. Just don’t bring your pedophile co-founder."
Next (about the NY Attorney General investigating Trump): "It’s a total joke to pledge to bring charges before you’ve even investigated. You might even say it’s a threat to Our Democracy."
Now we get to the his girls-on-the-Potomac tweet which, as noted in the article, got pushback. He put up 2 responses to the pushback.
First, to someone who told him he shouldn't care what those girls did: "Living in a society where children are expected to wear masks while exercising in the sunshine absolutely affects me and my family. So yeah, I care." And to someone who accuses him of calling the girls insane: "This is literal fake news. I didn’t call the girls insane. I’m sure they were doing what they were told. I think our society is insane for expecting children to wear masks outside while exercising."
He was obviously right here about everything and thoroughly correct to defend himself from the distortions. It's not just a "game" where he's being a "troll" and cynically aping Trump.
Now, I'm up to the 6th tweet (not counting retweets) as I work my way into his feed, and I'm already at May 14th, 6 days ago. That's one tweet per day. It's not like he's tearing up the place! No wonder I hadn't noticed his activity (though I was following him). I'll just embed this 6th tweet, so you can see the ludicrous Rachel Maddow clip he's reacting too. It's more about masks, and I can see why politicos would prefer to switch to vilifying Vance's vicious vituperativeness:
These people are on some serious dope https://t.co/OUnGFcEgK1
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) May 15, 2021
"In today’s political and media culture, trolling is the shortest, simplest path to a level of attention you’d never get any other way. His fiery Twitter account is just the capstone on the gradual reinvention of J.D. Vance.... When Hillbilly Elegy was released in 2016, it was taken as a kind of Rosetta Stone to a world many in the left had never encountered, and Vance became a rare bipartisan figure that liberals could at once praise, pity and understand.... But...Vance became a Trump supporter. And with that, his tone and temperament appeared to shift, too, from conciliatory and unifying to aggressive and mocking. It wasn’t just liberals losing a pet; anti-Trump Republicans have felt a similar sense of betrayal, as another onetime ally is lost to the dark side.... His new tone on Twitter shows that he’s following the 45th president’s playbook, covering for his lack of political experience with the emotion he can stoke from hot-button culture war issues.... What 'the game' entails has changed over time, but at this point, it’s essentially a ping-pong match held over a viper pit... But Vance surely knows what he’s doing.... That’s why some of Vance’s critics have approached his Twitter feed with the appropriate cynicism, and a suggestion that perhaps it was his old persona—and his high wire act of straddling two worlds—that was destined not to last."
From "J.D. Is Making Everyone Mad on Twitter. Can It Win Him a Senate Seat? The author and Senate hopeful has a special knack at getting under liberals’ skin and getting everyone to talk about him" by Joanna Weiss (Politico).
How fiery is this J.D. Vance Twitter feed? The main example quoted in the article is: "I’m in D.C. today and just saw a group of girls on the Potomac rowing—outside in the sunshine—all of them with masks on. Totally insane." That's called a "rant." It's kind of a rant to call it a rant. I'm surprised Vance got back-and-forth action on such a mundane tweet.
I've followed Vance on Twitter for a while, and I've never been struck by any exaggerated trolling that deserves to be called a "game" and "a ping-pong match held over a viper pit." The Politico writer wants him to settle down, but why doesn't she settle down? (That's a rhetorical question. You know why.)
Okay, now I'm going to read the last few Vance tweets. Most recent (aimed a Lincoln Project person): "Look if you guys want to come to Ohio it’s a free country. Just don’t bring your pedophile co-founder."
Next (about the NY Attorney General investigating Trump): "It’s a total joke to pledge to bring charges before you’ve even investigated. You might even say it’s a threat to Our Democracy."
Now we get to the his girls-on-the-Potomac tweet which, as noted in the article, got pushback. He put up 2 responses to the pushback.
First, to someone who told him he shouldn't care what those girls did: "Living in a society where children are expected to wear masks while exercising in the sunshine absolutely affects me and my family. So yeah, I care." And to someone who accuses him of calling the girls insane: "This is literal fake news. I didn’t call the girls insane. I’m sure they were doing what they were told. I think our society is insane for expecting children to wear masks outside while exercising."
He was obviously right here about everything and thoroughly correct to defend himself from the distortions. It's not just a "game" where he's being a "troll" and cynically aping Trump.
Now, I'm up to the 6th tweet (not counting retweets) as I work my way into his feed, and I'm already at May 14th, 6 days ago. That's one tweet per day. It's not like he's tearing up the place! No wonder I hadn't noticed his activity (though I was following him). I'll just embed this 6th tweet, so you can see the ludicrous Rachel Maddow clip he's reacting too. It's more about masks, and I can see why politicos would prefer to switch to vilifying Vance's vicious vituperativeness:
These people are on some serious dope https://t.co/OUnGFcEgK1
— J.D. Vance (@JDVance1) May 15, 2021
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