• dejected_warp_core@lemmy.world
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    22 hours ago

    I’m increasingly of the opinion that we’re contending with only a few trolls, and A LOT of plants, shills, and bots on that front. Or at least troll-ish people informed by the latter. Point being: to me the sabre-rattling crowd seems heavily astro-turfed to me.

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      21 hours ago

      Like 2/3rds of Lemmy is unabashed Russian agitprop. The tell is when they blame democrats for things republicans do while deliberately misunderstanding how the federal government works.

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        20 hours ago

        You have way too much faith in

        1. the average American civics education
        2. the ability of the broke-ass FSB to accomplish anything
        3. the size and notoriety of these tiny little lemmy communities.

        It might be time for you to take an internet break .

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          19 hours ago

          Check your reading comprehension. I didn’t say bots, I said Lemmy uncritically repeats Russian agitprop. This aligns absolutely with my reckoning of the average American civics education, and Russia’s online information warfare is rivaled maybe only by Israel or China. Russian information warfare literally got Trump elected the first time, like what the fuck are you on?