I started thinking about this in regards to Russia, but Chinese and American efforts also exist.

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    3 months ago

    I’ve seen my local/regional subreddits froth at the mouth over her. First of all she’s not even in the same country. Second, the comment sections are rarely that rabid over actual local issues.

    It leads me to believe those are bots or they fell for the psyop. I think it’s probably close to 50/50.

    I think it explained a good number of odd commenting behaviors I’ve seen. Troll farms probably operate across multiple sectors. The Hillary narrative is probably one they’re most familiar with, to a second nature.

    Also, I think that’s a keyword that draws trolls like sharks to blood.