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Modi is going to regret asking Biden to give him a state dinner and another joint session. There are going to be so many protests & public events, that his sins will get more exposure worldwide than from a dozen BBC documentaries.
We are a country about to arrest our ex Prez.
We are a country about to arrest our ex Prez.
You visit the White House any given day and there's protestors there. Protesting the US president. Without any pushback, as long as it is done peacefully.
Can Modi's fragile ego handle throngs of protestors outside the White House during his state dinner?
Can Modi's fragile ego handle throngs of protestors outside the White House during his state dinner?
It's his core base that will embarrass India the most as always.
I remember his 2014 concert at Madison square garden. The were only a couple of dozen protestors outside with 2002 signs. His bros tried to intimidate them until NYPD stepped in.
I remember his 2014 concert at Madison square garden. The were only a couple of dozen protestors outside with 2002 signs. His bros tried to intimidate them until NYPD stepped in.
Wasn't enough that y'all took obvious #QTbait from that Germs of Bolly account and made it big.
Now y'all are even QTing blatantly dishonest #QTbait from a "fan" or rather copycat account too. 😡
Why y'all keep amplifying sanghis for easy QTs? Exactly what they want! 🤦🏽♂️
Now y'all are even QTing blatantly dishonest #QTbait from a "fan" or rather copycat account too. 😡
Why y'all keep amplifying sanghis for easy QTs? Exactly what they want! 🤦🏽♂️
Literally all a random Bhakt account needs to get visibility and followers is throw Desi liberals easy fact checks opportunities like lyrics don't mean that, written by a Sikh, SRK is Hindu in the movie etc. Any like useful idiots, our public QTs them into relevance.
Gonna be blocking a few more mutuals today who have taken this #QTbait one time too many. Don't bring that filth to my TL.
Hearing even more buzz about how @amitmalviya now has a majority of underlings working in cahoots to undermine him and take over.
Why he's tweeting bigger lies and #QTbait to prove his employability.
Rumors swirling thick & fast of an NRI replacement.
Why he's tweeting bigger lies and #QTbait to prove his employability.
Rumors swirling thick & fast of an NRI replacement.
Oh yes, I've heard rumors that ShefV is very aggressively angling for the job, with a special emphasis on how her English is better than @amitmalviya's.
Haha yeah, that's something else putting @amitmalviya's position in jeopardy it seems.
Musk Twitter has flagged a Malviya tweet as fake but gora Sahab replying to Shef like a buddy.
Musk Twitter has flagged a Malviya tweet as fake but gora Sahab replying to Shef like a buddy.
Pro-tip: The perfect time to post "BJP will lose Gujarat" or "BJP will lose Gujarat" or basically anything that gets khaki chaddi in a twist, is the start of the evening commute time in India. Commutes in #NewIndia are excruciatingly long, thus spent on Social Media.
Everyone is cranky and exhausted at the end of the work day. You throw in some #QTbait and many WILL take it to tell you how you are wrong, instead of just scrolling past. It stays on their mind through dinner. Then in bed, they will continue that topic. You got a trend going.
Hot takes are best posted at the start of the evening commute of your target segment.
Oh the replies and the QTs on this are fascinating! Already over a quarter million impressions. It's gonna be interesting comparing the results with my "BJP will lose UP" tweets.
I was looking up the U.P. tweet numbers and back then I had 23K followers. Now it's 33K. In 9 months. 40% jump, a lot of it thanks to these #qtbait experiments. The graph of follower surges is punctuated by "hot take" tweets. You see my point about social strategy?
Exactly! I'm not even being cagey or obtuse or over the top. I am EXPLICITLY saying hello hello people look at this example of the effectiveness of putting #qtbait out there people feel compelled to disagree with. How easy that game is. My
#EthicalBait.
#EthicalBait.
Yet another thread of mine that sanghis are trying to "ratio" but failing spectacularly. 😂😂😂
The more they hate-QT it, the more likes and retweets it gets! 🤓
The more they hate-QT it, the more likes and retweets it gets! 🤓
Heh, seems like sanghi cell has taken note of this thread. Already I have more impressions than followers.
Off to the woods for the day but leaving this here to compare numbers against throughout the day.
Another data point on diffusion efficiency of #QTbait. What Nupur did.🤷🏽♂️
Off to the woods for the day but leaving this here to compare numbers against throughout the day.
Another data point on diffusion efficiency of #QTbait. What Nupur did.🤷🏽♂️
Damn, in less than an hour, impressions almost double!
Do you see what I mean about why these sanghi influencers intentionally make provocative #factcheckbait #QTbait? And how you help them by taking that bait?
And I'm a random dude who doesn't need followers to make a living.
Do you see what I mean about why these sanghi influencers intentionally make provocative #factcheckbait #QTbait? And how you help them by taking that bait?
And I'm a random dude who doesn't need followers to make a living.
My general response to such whines is, nah, I won't keep myself away. Uproot what you want to uproot. Just don't uproot the grass yet.
Oh but it isn't a real argument as I've come to realize. It's a rant. Simple humanist rationale will not be listened to even if you say it. Best to not argue at all.
Best is to say, yeah, I'm an atheist. And I'll celebrate it. What will you do?
Best is to say, yeah, I'm an atheist. And I'll celebrate it. What will you do?
Whenever a sanghi makes a whiny ranty passive aggressive comment to you, there is no point trying to debate them. Cos it moves the Overton window to now justifying something mundane.
Don't debate fascism. Berate it. Like @nuts2406 did. 😁
Don't debate fascism. Berate it. Like @nuts2406 did. 😁
Most successful #QTbait of the the day. Dude knows it's a ridiculous tweet. Tempting half volley there to point out the ridiculousness of suggesting that NOT covering hair is a Muslim influence. And garner QTs and resulting cheerleading followers.
Don't QT. Do it like this.
Don't QT. Do it like this.
If you must call out obviously incendiary sanghi and/or MRA #QTbait, at least don't use the QT button ffs.
How hard is it to screenshot and crop out the user ID? You call out or refute filth without giving said filth exactly what it wants - more Twitter engagement & followers.
How hard is it to screenshot and crop out the user ID? You call out or refute filth without giving said filth exactly what it wants - more Twitter engagement & followers.
You can tell sleeper sanghis saying liberal stuff just to create chaos & secretly help sanghis, by how often they just keep QTing stuff like this from random account. Even after being told about #QTbait & why SS is better, their TLs are full of QTs supposedly "calling out".
People are falling for such obvious #QTbait. Dude couldn't cross 500 followers in 8 years. But knowing this will make people QT him with pushback re caste markers or the hijab hypocrisy, all those hate QTs got him thousands of likes.
How easily us desi liberals get played.
How easily us desi liberals get played.
Keep an eye on his follower count in the coming weeks. Won't be surprised if he's elevated from random ranting uncle to an "influencer" thanks to everyone wanting to hate QT a post enthusiastically. He just has to keep posting QT bait every few days.
Y'all will do the rest.
Y'all will do the rest.
After that tweet, he's posted a lot about supposed forced conversions of Hindus in Pakistan, called a newspaper anti India, spoken about KF, and randomly bashed US media over Ukraine and India. An obvious propaganda account that until now struggled to get even 10 likes.
Many folks messaged asking, "was this #FactCheckBait to spread the main message?"
Heh, no. Honest mistake. Mixing up Amma canteen started in TN with midday meals, also started in TN.
And the first reply that pointed it out, I immediately acknowledged & corrected.
However.....
Heh, no. Honest mistake. Mixing up Amma canteen started in TN with midday meals, also started in TN.
And the first reply that pointed it out, I immediately acknowledged & corrected.
However.....
However it is a serendipitous illustration how #FactCheckBait & #QTbait work by making your broader ideological point more visible.
That dopamine rush of correcting someone often makes people forget that they are amplifying something they don't actually want to amplify.
That dopamine rush of correcting someone often makes people forget that they are amplifying something they don't actually want to amplify.
Looking at the stats for that thread, a lot of its spread beyond my usual Twitter circle is because of people wanting to either politely point out to me or QT/SS/taunt me that it was not JJ who pioneered midday meals. Were around from the 1950s, in fact even 1920s Tamil Nadu.
Exactly. This is what I keep trying to say everyday with my #factcheckbait #QTbait threads.
The way to fight fascist disinformation, be it Putin or sanghi, is not to reflexively denounce their bait.
It is to keep them busy with our own bait. Not lie like them. But be smart.
The way to fight fascist disinformation, be it Putin or sanghi, is not to reflexively denounce their bait.
It is to keep them busy with our own bait. Not lie like them. But be smart.
Something simple you can do. Tweet regularly something like "Did you know that father of Hindutva Vinya Savarkar said Hindus should eat beef?"
Factually true. And enrages sanghis. They'll show up demanding source, cite etc.
Hide their replies, block. 😂
Repeat in a few days.
Factually true. And enrages sanghis. They'll show up demanding source, cite etc.
Hide their replies, block. 😂
Repeat in a few days.
The way to defeat misinformation agents is not to QT them, but bait them into QTing you. Keep them in rebuttal mode always.
Every single day, there should be a coordinated new QT bait thrown at fascists. Exhaust them. Waste their time. Give them hypertension.
Every single day, there should be a coordinated new QT bait thrown at fascists. Exhaust them. Waste their time. Give them hypertension.
