Persuasion is seldom linear or one-dimensional. The most effective communicators acknowledge complexity, nuance, and even objection. Two-sided persuasion reflects this principle by addressing counterarguments directly, thereby boosting trust and fostering resilience in attitudes.
For more than a decade, Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah helped bankroll a hard-right media, data, and advocacy ecosystem that amplified polarizing narratives, turbocharged dark-money politics, and nurtured alternative platforms when mainstream ones enforced basic rules.
How a Black, Vietnam-era gesture traveled through hip-hop, got demonized on cable news during the Obama years, and then became a bipartisan—and yes, right-wing—political accessory.
These “expat colonizers” target impressionable local men via social media, gyms, and influencers’ workshops—effectively exporting misogynist and racist tropes far beyond Western audiences.
But recently, a darker turn has emerged: far‑right manosphere communities have co‑opted the imagery to project their own narratives.
I categorized them into risk tiers: Early (likely early adopters), Mid (could follow amid national shift), Battleground (flashpoints where rules/power fights decide trajectory), Resistant (strong guardrails; still not immune).
For decades, conservative activists, donors, lawmakers, and media figures have argued that U.S. higher education tilts left. In the 2010s–2020s, that critique hardened into an explicit strategy: create new institutions, stand up “centers” and “schools” inside public universities and ...
Here’s how it works, who benefits, and what slows it down.
While Anthony’s contributions to women’s rights are undeniable, her activism predominantly focused on the rights of white women, often marginalizing women of color in the struggle for equality.
How a Radical Street Gang Became a Vanguard for Puerto Rican Empowerment and Community Reform
