Rufo: I believe Black people in places of influence have their places illegitimately
Media:

Rufo: I'll smear Harvard's president
Media:

Rufo: I'll target her specifically because she is Black
Media:

Rufo: The media will help me; they have no guard against such manipulation
Media:

Rufo: Hey media here's the smear
Media: 700 STORIES A DAY ABOUT THIS FOR SOME UNKNOWABLE REASON

Rufo: haha one down, more to come
Media: congrats stranger; would you like an op-ed?
Rufo: sure, I'll use it to brag

@JuliusGoat focusing on the messenger rather than the message is probably less useful.

@ech Focusing on the fact that the messenger is deploying his message in service of a supremacist and eliminationist urge to destroy diversity as a concept and education as an institution is probably more useful, though.

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@JuliusGoat Maybe. If that's what Rufo is trying to do, then it seems worth noting he doesn't seem to have accomplished much.

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