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Tracing a Meme From the Internet’s Fringe to a Republican Slogan (Jobs vs. Mobs)
New York Times ^ | November 4, ,2018 | KEITH COLLINS and KEVIN ROOSE

Posted on 11/04/2018 10:48:11 PM PST by poconopundit

Fascinating graphic portrayal of how the meme, "Jobs not Mobs" spread through the Web. Very cool!

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Politics
KEYWORDS: dnctalkingpoint; dnctalkingpoints; jobs; jobsnotmobs; keithcollins; kevinroose; mediawingofthednc; memes; mobs; newyork; newyorkcity; newyorkslimes; newyorktimes; partisanmediashills; presstitutes; psychology; smearmachine
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1 posted on 11/04/2018 10:48:11 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: Liz; HarleyLady27; rlmorel

2 posted on 11/04/2018 10:52:31 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit

Where the hell is r/The_Donald?


3 posted on 11/04/2018 10:53:16 PM PST by GraceG ("If I post an AWESOME MEME, STEAL IT! JUST RE-POST IT IN TWO PLACES PLEASE")
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To: GraceG

It’s the Reddit site where Trump supporters live.


4 posted on 11/04/2018 10:54:55 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit

Amazing how someone managed to count the numerous references on social media.


5 posted on 11/04/2018 10:59:37 PM PST by KittyKares (Drain the Swamp)
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To: KittyKares

Nice graphics in the article.

Seems like some actual reporting.


6 posted on 11/04/2018 11:11:05 PM PST by Paladin2
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To: poconopundit

Have the times or cnn doxxed the person who came up with the meme, yet?


7 posted on 11/04/2018 11:12:34 PM PST by Electric Graffiti (Jeff Sessions IS the insurance policy)
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To: KittyKares

I’m sure they cheated a bit by counting only the sites with large followers. Even still, it’s probably statistically valid.


8 posted on 11/04/2018 11:20:49 PM PST by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit

Pretty sure Scott Adams coined the term.


9 posted on 11/04/2018 11:50:08 PM PST by 6ppc (It's torch and pitchfork time)
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To: Electric Graffiti

“ave the times or cnn doxxed the person who came up with the meme, yet?”

They are sure as hell trying to. Or link it to a Russian, of course.


10 posted on 11/05/2018 12:01:52 AM PST by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: 6ppc

It’s in there:

// Scott Adams, the creator of the “Dilbert” cartoon strip, quickly endorsed “jobs not mobs” as a potential slogan. Because of the cartoonist’s popularity among the pro-Trump crowd online, this was a key moment. //

Interesting piece.


11 posted on 11/05/2018 12:15:18 AM PST by cyn (Benghazi)
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To: poconopundit

bkmk


12 posted on 11/05/2018 12:53:47 AM PST by sauropod (Yield to sin, and experience chastening and sorrow; yield to God, and experience joy and blessing.)
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It’s a demonstration that the slogan is effective. The slimes is trying to deconstruct it by searching for a target to freeze. They would not waste their time if the slogan wasnt causing pain.


13 posted on 11/05/2018 1:23:59 AM PST by Samurai_Jack (War is cruelty, there is no use trying to reform it; the crueler it is, the sooner it will be over.)
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To: GraceG
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/
14 posted on 11/05/2018 2:01:40 AM PST by CtBigPat (Qanon - Please be real...)
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To: poconopundit

Honestly, this was such an in-your-face-obvious slogan that it could have originated anywhere. I thought of it myself, before I started seeing it from others. It’s responsible for its own popularity and none of the nodes on the chart were necessary.


15 posted on 11/05/2018 2:12:46 AM PST by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 2)
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To: poconopundit

My understanding is that one of the outlawed items in the proposed European internet intellectual property legislation is memes. Now we have a graphic showing why.


16 posted on 11/05/2018 2:15:41 AM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: 6ppc

“Pretty sure Scott Adams coined the term.”

that’s what i thought too ...


17 posted on 11/05/2018 2:57:46 AM PST by catnipman ((Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!))
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To: poconopundit
It is nice to see the commies get a head start on their "why we lost" excuses to be used for the next 2, 4, 6, ..., 128 years.
18 posted on 11/05/2018 3:03:46 AM PST by meadsjn
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To: poconopundit

If we successfully retain control of House and Senate tomorrow, I would like to spread this meme on every lib forum

Trump: All your base are belong to us
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kn9Xsmj942E

Alternate
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TguFQys7ink


19 posted on 11/05/2018 3:12:45 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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To: KittyKares

Google has a “trending” tool that allows a person to search on a word or phrase, and the bubble graphics are an easy output from several data analysis programs.


20 posted on 11/05/2018 3:24:35 AM PST by Pecos (Better the one you have with you than the one you left at home.)
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