Rescue the Republic was yesterday. I caught glimpses of it but didn't watch much of it. Of the people that spoke at the event Taibbi and Weinstein are the two I'm most curious to hear from - I've never seen either give a speech.
0 replies \ @k00b OP 30 Sep
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121 sats \ 4 replies \ @grayruby 30 Sep
What kind of turn out did they have?
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83 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b OP 30 Sep
It looked pretty modest, < 1000 people, from what I saw. It's not bad considering the whole thing was pitched as a philosophy rally more or less.
It probably suffered from a by-stander effect on the promotion side too; "a group of people are grouping, do you want to group with them?" JBP and many of the speakers could probably draw bigger crowds on their own.
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10 sats \ 2 replies \ @grayruby 30 Sep
I think they were expecting much more than that. Wasn't Bret Weinstein on Rogan talking about wanting half a million people to send a message to politicians.
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40 sats \ 1 reply \ @k00b OP 30 Sep
Yeah but marketing isn't one of Bret's many talents, e.g. "Come hear about our eight nuanced political pillars!"
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100 sats \ 0 replies \ @grayruby 30 Sep
Definitely. I appreciate the pillars but even I who was interested in them fell asleep by the end of him describing them.
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100 sats \ 1 reply \ @siggy47 30 Sep
Thank God we still have this guy writing!
I'm glad someone is bringing to light what John Kerry has said.
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43 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b OP 30 Sep
We caught this line seeking through the stream. lol
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