One could argue the 95 Theses went viral first, and that was posted to a door.
Pamphleteers like Paine were the first bloggers.
“yet no man in his senses can say that their claim under William the Conqueror is a very honourable one. A French bastard landing with an armed banditti, and establishing himself king of England against the consent of the natives, is in plain terms a very paltry rascally original. It certainly hath no divinity in it.”
Thomas Paine-
Thanks for posting this reality that enabled our people to say, “Hell No to the Brits and their so called ‘Royalty!”.
It wasn’t just a viral post... it was an anonymous viral post.
Thomas Paine originally penned Common Sense under the pen name “an Englishman”
Many Founding Fathers did likewise.
Ben Franklin wrote as “Silence DoGood” and “Poor Richard”.
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, John Jay... wrote as “Publius”.
Anonymous speech built the United States.
THAT is why many people in power hate anonymous speech on the internet, why they want to label anything challenging political messaging as misinformation.
Truthful words can strike a chord with the population, it matters not who says them... just that they are said.