Death of a Troll
”Kirk was 18 years old when he cofounded TPUSA in 2012 after deciding that his high school teachers were all rabid Marxists [politicalresearch.org]. By 2016, the group had raised $4.3 million; by 2020, $39.8 million. The business model was elegant in its cynicism: Set up a table on campus. Put up a sign: “Men Cannot Get Pregnant” or “Build the Wall,” something calculated to draw a crowd. Wait for someone to get angry. Film them getting angry. Post the video: WOKE MOB ATTACKS CONSERVATIVE STUDENT. Then watch the donations roll in. Buy more tables, find more people to sit at them. Repeat. The exercise wasn’t about building bridges or winning converts, but whipping up hostility for tax-exempt donations.”