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The entire modern day "conservative" movement has 100% been astroturfed.
If it's only astroturf, why are americans still doing fuck all?
The subtle but important difference between "has 100% been astroturfed" and "has been 100% astroturfed".
"Let's eat grandma" going down in here.
“She had a crack baby”
Propaganda stears public opinion.
Just lol.
Could it be…. ~~Satan~~ China?!
I believe a lot of MAGA influencers are problably either directly employed by the Kremlin, or at least supported from there. For Russia, it is the easiest way to destroy their enemies.
Look what a number Russia did on the UK with their Brexit. And look what they currently do with idiot right wingers in Europe, who, despite "My country first, fuck the rest" always seem to have a very soft spot for "poor old sactioned Russia", and they more or less unisono state that the Russian attack on Ukraine is just e defense against western/NATO aggression.
And it’s a problem that should have been addressed but a large part of the economy depends on these bots to generate rage for views. So no regulations coming soon because facebooks bottom line or what ever
also a large part of our government depends on these bots for their power and influence.
Which is why no action will ever be taken against them.
Cause they will never vote to lessen their power and influence.
Russia has for the last decade at least, been influencing media in the west to cause doubt in various systems of governance.
The most interesting article I saw this week was Eastern Orthodox churches in the US are seeing a massive increase in attendance from mostly “conservative” young men. Easter orthodox has never had much influence in the US, but now it’s becoming popular? Why is that?
Not remotely surprised that this is the case, but am not holding my breath that it will make MAGA followers any more likely to reassess their worldview.
The israel accounts, greek statue accounts and ultra nationalist accounts right now after the update:
greek statue accounts
I missed this.... assuming it's the same as statue pfp... fascinating
Something nobody talks about is how the internet transformed into a whole other beast around 2015 to 2016. Nobody talks about it because all the bots (used loosely to mean bad actors of human or otherwise) control discourse. It's masses of undefineable swarms of bot posting at any give moment in any given part of the internet.
People talk about that constantly?
Funny how the conspiracists couldn't see it
Bought and paid for accounts. Propaganda machine is amazing for MAGA, wonder why?
Betcha QAnon was a Russian program after all
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