• HACKthePRISONS@kolektiva.social
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        8 months ago

        >Russia/RNC/whoever see they can exploit the genocide in Israel to weaken Joe Biden by framing him as a perpetrator of genocide.

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        >They go on internet forums that are sympathetic to this cause like Lemmy.

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        >They pose as upset Democratic voters that are going to teach the DNC a lesson by refusing to vote for Joe Biden and help get Trump reelected.

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        >They have bad faith discussions with well meaning but gullible Lemmings (known as useful idiots or “UI”) and convince the UI that not supporting Joe Biden is the right thing to do and that the UI is a reasonable person that is just responding the facts in front of them.

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        > They do this by coming up with catchy nicknames like Genocide Joe and appealing to the UI’s need to feel heard and be represented.

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        >The UI then goes about their day spreading this message far and wide never realizing they were manipulated into believing something and engaging in an action that will ultimately harm them.

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          8 months ago

          That was an example of how FUD works. I can see why you think state sponsored FUD is a conspiracy that doesn’t exist.

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              8 months ago

              I updated my comment so hopefully it’s clearer. Its well documented that Russia and China use social media to spread FUD, which undoubtedly includes the fediverse.

              This part is conjecture: it seems likely that the fediverse is an entry point for FUD because the lack of moderation and the large number of users sympathetic to their cause.

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                8 months ago

                It’s utterly convenient that your conspiracy theory allows you to dismiss those whose opinions you don’t like.

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                  8 months ago

                  Are you implying FUD is a conspiracy theory? Or that FUD exists on the fediverse is a conspiracy theory? Or that the recent “vote uncommitted movement is FUD” is the conspiracy theory?

                  Regardless, I’m not dismissing the vote uncommitted opinion, and I certainly don’t dislike it. Even if the “vote uncommitted” movement is Russian FUD I’m all in on it, and I’m even committed to taking it a step further because I’m so upset about the Joe Biden’s extreme facists policies.