Even before the attacks ended, a number of pundits, politicians, and, uh, Rob Lowe, took to Twitter to opportunistically push their own agendas, with the the ongoing migrant crisis, the Second Amendment, and military intervention in Syria being particularly egregious and common examples. Hari Kunzru, the author of a number of novels, including Gods Without Men, Transmission, and The Impressionist, has been calling out some of the worst instances on his own Twitter account.
How about everyone in the US agrees now not to tweet about how Paris confirms their pet political theory
— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru) November 13, 2015
This is a prime example. Just stfu https://t.co/HWGKbNMqzT
— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru) November 13, 2015
Also this shameless self promotion stfu https://t.co/yJXkv5D2ZM
— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru) November 13, 2015
No you fatuous idiot, Paris is not your neat rhetorical move in an argument about gun control https://t.co/E7vQ9V7OGh
— Hari Kunzru (@harikunzru) November 14, 2015