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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWill any of our candidates escape right wing smears?
I think the answer is resoundingly NO, and we should take that into careful consideration. A pattern has been well established, and will continue, IMO.
That much is obvious. And we make it easy for them. Accusations equal proof, we demand resignation because of accusations, even from many years ago, doesn't matter how many. We don't demand any proof, and we can't forgive any transgressions. If candidate has to be purer than a driven snow, it's going to be hard for us to find such a paragon. And even if we do, how do we know such a paragon won't be falsely accused of something.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)There do be trolls.
You'd think we'd have figured out their game plan by now. Its not like it ever varies in any significant way.
As we move closer to the primaries, I'll be more selective on what I will click on. During 2015-2016 I pretty much avoided anything on DU that was primary related. It doesn't take too many trolls to get passionate people riled up.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)I'm sure those bots are creating chaos as we "speak."
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)bluestarone
(16,959 posts)If they succeed (in 2020) we are in for a HUGE fight!!!
PatSeg
(47,482 posts)What do they have to lose? Trolling is cheap and effective. Why would Putin stop now? Even if he doesn't achieve the same chaos as in the past, he can still be disruptive and annoying. If nothing else, I'm sure he finds it endlessly entertaining. Like some super villain in a Saturday morning cartoon, he can sit on top of the world and push buttons that bring down governments and destroy economies or just make his geopolitical lab rats go crazy!
spanone
(135,841 posts)RKP5637
(67,109 posts)and hostilities. And that is the short list.
livetohike
(22,144 posts)of the right wing talking heads who emulate him. A couple of generations have now grown up knowing no other way to disagree.
marylandblue
(12,344 posts)Not give an inch and not allow the media to obsess over whateer smear.
dalton99a
(81,513 posts)That's the narrative they're trying to set up here.
Typical Rovian bullshit
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)dalton99a
(81,513 posts)Many people are saying the woman is incompetent
etc.
MoonRiver
(36,926 posts)But their main smear is the woman is mean and unlikeable. It's all so predictable.
uponit7771
(90,346 posts)2naSalit
(86,636 posts)expose the lies.