I often wonder if more public and media figures did not speak out, or attempt to speak out, than we realize. Everything got so totally stomped. I think we'll be digging stuff up for years and years, finding out about notable people (and also of course ordinary citizens) who did resist in some way, and maybe even in important ways.
I mean, look at Nicki Minaj. Nothing much comes up on Google about her speaking up about vaxx injury. But she most certainly did.
We are just so accustomed to social media and the MSM-- if it's not there the bias is to conclude it doesn't exist. Speaking for myself, OK: I know I tend to do that.
Maybe I am too optimistic, though.
But time will tell.
But here's an important point: just because a person is a public figure, that never meant the media was going to automatically always report on what they have to say about whatever. Most celebrities are getting press because they're actively selling something, like, say, a movie or a TV show, and there's an army of PR people behind that, working in a highly competitive market to get attention for their client. And the PR people have their own incentives-- above all, they need to maintain good relationships with the press and they don't want to embarass / upset the ones who pay them for their services.
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Date: 2023-03-31 06:51 pm (UTC)I mean, look at Nicki Minaj. Nothing much comes up on Google about her speaking up about vaxx injury. But she most certainly did.
We are just so accustomed to social media and the MSM-- if it's not there the bias is to conclude it doesn't exist. Speaking for myself, OK: I know I tend to do that.
Maybe I am too optimistic, though.
But time will tell.
But here's an important point: just because a person is a public figure, that never meant the media was going to automatically always report on what they have to say about whatever. Most celebrities are getting press because they're actively selling something, like, say, a movie or a TV show, and there's an army of PR people behind that, working in a highly competitive market to get attention for their client. And the PR people have their own incentives-- above all, they need to maintain good relationships with the press and they don't want to embarass / upset the ones who pay them for their services.