I despise liberal internet bullies. Honestly Id say they are my least favorite kind of people. In my opinion a progressive internet bully is simply a baseless coward.
And like most cowards these virtual tormentors teem among fellow degenerates to inflict harm upon a weakened isolated target: Naturally the oppressors cannot operate independently of large groups.
And while modern internet bullying takes many shapes its ironically become par behavior on mediums which once touted diverse discourse.
However those sites namely Twitter and Facebook obviously now condone and sometimes even encourage steep political oppression aimed from leftists to help silence conservative voices.
Sadly these are the times in which we live.
The sickening part in all this however is that lives are destroyed by those online hate mobs.
Anecdotally from my years as a remote sports editor Ive seen this disturbing trend unfold in real time.
In late 2017 after leaving SB Nation for personal reasons I was mobbed and cloned on Twitter by former associates when I broke silence regarding my political views.
My sin? I suggested straight conservative white sports writers are treated unfairly in a climate ruled by leftist hate for President Trump.
That truthful observation spawned days of Twitter blowback mainly from lgbtq bloggers who decried my insensitivity.
In response I smirked at their frenzied illogical interpretations of my tweet. Although I smirked even harder at their subsequent quips which dubbed me a moderate conservative racist.
For this reason among others Ive sworn off major social media.
And while I vaguely miss the frequent ESPN and SB Nation Radio spots which my editorial position and social media presence entailed I cant say I miss the corporate red tape or stress placed upon my family from my former work.
Yet more importantly quitting social media with all its petty snark and dark undertones has restored my daily optimism.
Although my negative experience pales when compared to other conservatives who have faced far worse from online pc thugs.
That stated I wish I could say basic human-decency will prevail and online order will soon become the norm. Unfortunately after reading first-hand accounts of the oppressed then seeing how unconcerned Jack Dorsey & Mark Zuckerburg are about the issue I cannot.
All I can say though is that conservatives especially now must band together. Again most bullies cower before a united front. We must be that front.
Joshua Broom is a former Editor for SB Nation ESPN.com and FanSided. Joshua also worked as a full-time freelance journalist at Inquisitr.com. His political views can be seen at The Western Journal American Thinker and Intellectual Conservative.
