JackieBlue |
08-31-2013 10:52 PM |
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Originally Posted by Captain_jovi
(Post 1151524)
Because no one cared about him when Aftermath was released. This rabid and defensive fanbase didn't exist at that point and there's nothing on a year old record to capitalize on the situation with.
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Honestly, I think if you were so inclined you could probably check and would learn that most of what you call "this rabid and defensive fan base" not only existed but were probably among the first of Richie's followers on Twitter. They were the same ones who hounded Luke Ebbin to get Richie to tweet and waited with bated breath for the release of AOTL. I know because I was along for that part of the ride.
I don't consider myself "rabid" and the only thing I've defended is the value of waiting until we have facts before judging Richie's motivation, much less his character. But I know that a lot of the fans who DO seem rabidly defensive became that way when people started jumping to unfounded conclusions about Richie or in retaliation against Jon's fans who labeled them as "Jon-haters" for no reason other than they supported Richie.
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