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Direct_Reputation_98 t1_j8bo1x6 wrote

So, I don’t have a dog in the fight in this, but back in college we had one of those “God Hates Gays” group come into our campus. There was a huge buzz about it, but someone suggested not protesting or showing up because honestly, getting notoriety IS the thing they want.

If this guy is as horrible as he say he is, don’t give him the extra attention.

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vegemouse t1_j8bpjvr wrote

That might be the case for some right wingers who try and provoke counter protests, but I don’t get why a guy with his history would want people to come and give him negative attention.

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Direct_Reputation_98 t1_j8bsvu6 wrote

I totally get that, but I think, what I mean is, why give this guy any sort of attention. Let him just fizzle out with no one talking about him so that even when you type him his name in Google he’s so irrelevant it doesn’t even pop-up.

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ConquestOfPizzaTime t1_j8bu2mt wrote

letting them fizzle actually encourages them by making them think it's acceptable since there's no pushback. it ends up having the opposite effect

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Direct_Reputation_98 t1_j8by9vg wrote

Yeah I can see that, I don’t have any ideas about what to do in this situation. Just something I have seen in the past.

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allhailthehale t1_j8d34jx wrote

Those people wanted attention. This guy already has attention, because he's reasonably successful. What this guy wants to sell tickets, and presumably not just to the 'grooming teen girls is fine' crowd.

Two different things.

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