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Why a MAGA influencer turned on Trump

2025/1/30
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Clarkson Lawson: 我最初支持特朗普是因为他反体制的言论以及我在经济等问题上的右倾立场与他产生共鸣。我通过TikTok等平台发布支持特朗普的内容，并因此获得了大量的粉丝和关注。起初，我并没有觉得这有什么问题，并且享受着分享自己观点的过程。但是，随着时间的推移，我开始质疑自己所传播的信息的真实性和准确性。我开始接触到更多自由派的观点，并通过与不同观点的碰撞，逐渐看清了真相。我意识到自己可能在不知不觉中被激进化，尤其是在接触到传播俄罗斯宣传的人时。我开始质疑MAGA运动的原则性，并发现它更多的是基于特朗普的个人崇拜，而不是基于明确的政治理念。最终，我决定在2024年大选中投票给哈里斯，而不是特朗普。这一决定让我受到了许多保守派网民的攻击和指责，但我认为这是我必须为自己的诚实和原则所付出的代价。我未来的目标是继续创作内容，但将更加注重真实性和客观性，并帮助人们学习和成长，尤其是那些来自贫困背景的人。 Taylor Lorenz: Clarkson Lawson的经历反映了当今社会政治极化和信息茧房的严重性。他的转变过程也揭示了算法在塑造个人政治观点方面所起到的重要作用。同时，他的经历也提醒我们，在信息爆炸的时代，保持批判性思维和信息素养的重要性。Clarkson Lawson的转变并非个例，许多年轻人在互联网上经历着类似的政治观点演变过程。在未来，如何帮助年轻人更好地理解和应对政治极化，以及如何引导他们形成更加客观和理性的政治观点，将是一个重要的课题。

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Clarkson Lawson was a prominent MAGA influencer on TikTok who amassed over 31 million likes on his videos. He built a platform as an outspoken Gen Z conservative making pro-Trump content. But in the months leading up to the election, something changed. 

Despite building a massive audience on pro-Trump messaging, he had a change of heart and voted for Kamala Harris. Lawson announced his political pivot in a video titled "Why I left MAGA."

Taylor sits down with Clarkson to talk about the behind-the-scenes reality of being a right-wing content creator, the industry forces that keep influencers tethered to Trumpism, what made him ultimately change his mind, and how he plans to navigate the choppy waters of the internet going forward. 

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