Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) celebrated following the death of Pope Francis on Monday.
"Today there were major shifts in global leaderships," Greene wrote on X just hours after the pontiff died. "Evil is being defeated by the hand of God."
Greene's remarks came after Rep. Nancy Mace's (R...
Yeah stop giving fucking morons like this attention.
That’s the main problem in the world right now. Smart and genuine people are completely ignored and loud morons get all the attention.
“Hmmm what should we make an article about today? This scientist that found a cure to a rare disease, this philanthropist that saved thousands?” “Nah let’s write an article about this batshit insane moron that keeps screaming bigoted and racist things”
Making people angry = views/clicks Making people happy = no one cares
It’s kinda a two sided coin though. If you don’t pay attention to her, she will likely get by doing even more unhinged things with fewer repercussions than she has now.
It’s on us for reposting and upvoting them. No engagement algorithm is egging us on here on Lemmy.
Rawstory tends to lean into this, and there’s plenty of science out there to read… But sadly rage bait works.