by Shelton Bumgarner
@bumgarls
I have a friend who is the editor of a small town newspaper. We’re Facebook friends, and someone posted on his wall this MAGA editorial bemoaning the evils of liberalism or some bullshit.
I got mad and wrote a point-for-point response to this editorial and sent it to him to get published. It’s set to be published in a few days and I find myself thinking about different possible outcomes to this.
Nothing Happens.
In this scenario nothing happens. The op-ed raises a few eye brows among the newspaper’s conservative readership, but other than that it’s not even a blimp.
It Goes Viral
The conditions are there for it to go viral for one of two reasons.
It Goes Viral Among Conservatives
It’s possible that it will so enrage the conservative audience of the newspaper, that they share on social media. In this scenario, it garners a mention on FOX & Friends.
It Goes Viral Among Liberals
Ideally, this op-ed would do what I wanted it to do — be a direct answer to the very op-ed that made me mad in the first place.
Which one of these do I expect to happen? That’s a very good question. As of right now, I honestly don’t know. But should it actually get published, I’ll know one way or another in just over 24 hours.
