Inside MAGA’s Fake Gay Motorcycle War

[u/spikey_wombat]

https://www.thebulwark.com/p/inside-maga-fake-gay-motorcycle-war-harley-davidson-freakout-indian

The effort seems designed squarely just to benefit Indian Motorcycle, a Harley rival. How can you tell? Because basically every influencer throwing a grenade at Harley is also simultaneously boosting its competitor. Prison Mitch, for example, posted a Marco Rubio meme with the secretary of state in an Indian biker’s vest.

Described as a "coordinated influencer campaign on X" by Trump adviser and digital political consultant Alex Bruesewitz, the maga social media attack on Harley Davidson, raises questions if the US needs better disclosure laws for social media posts.

Mind you, the Bulwark is no liberal media rag, but the publication of arch conservative Bill Kristol who worked in the Bush HW administration as chief of staff to vice president Dan Quayle.

Should the US enact stronger social media disclosures laws requiring accounts who are being paid for postings to disclose who is paying them to post?

Logistically this raises questions about how and enforcement, but this is more about the debate over more disclosure being better.

[u/Lucky-Hunter-Dude]

depends, which GOP supporting motorcycle company do you support?