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dragontamer 2 hours ago

Strange, are you familiar with the story or did you miss the news this weekend?

I think it's pretty factual to point out that US Presidents don't normally send the message "Praise Allah" on Easter Sunday. A blasphemy like that is certainly news and warrants the Atlantic's headline.

Or do you consider the message of "Praise Allah" to be a normal thing for sitting US Presidents to say? It's a straightforward situation, there's no reason to beat around the bush on this news item.

qsera an hour ago | parent [-]

I don't give a damn as long as he does his job. So should the people, and so should the media, if they are legit.

Is he doing a good job? I think only time can tell and it is impossible to answer that question by micromanaging every little thing he does or says.

A media that does that is not really doing a good job of informing the people.

So I think that headline fits the title of this post "When Virality Is the Message".

dragontamer 33 minutes ago | parent [-]

What job is he doing by tweeting "Praise Allah"?

Is it really contrary to facts to point out that this is not normal? You started this by saying The Atlantic's headline was incorrect.

The question is what is or isn't normal, as per the headline you disagreed with.

I do believe that a sitting US President tweeting such a thing is extraordinary. And does indeed deserve some analysis for how we got here. Not like in a clickbait we are doomed way, but just a reminder of how far we have gone as a country here.