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stevebreeze

(1,877 posts)
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:04 PM May 2017

So if Russia really did interfere in the election, why would they stop then?

If the purpose of their interference was to create disunity in the Democratic party is there any reason to think they would stop on the day of the election? Of course not. Are there agent provocateurs here? how about on social media? What woudl they look like in each case?

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So if Russia really did interfere in the election, why would they stop then? (Original Post) stevebreeze May 2017 OP
They wouldn't. elleng May 2017 #1
I am of the belief that they did and they do. stevebreeze May 2017 #2
They wouldn't STOP, elleng May 2017 #4
Today little twitter trend show they could still be around. duncang May 2017 #3
Maybe they believe moondust May 2017 #5
I see a lot fo face book posts that seem to come from the same people over and over that tend to be stevebreeze May 2017 #6
they wont MFM008 May 2017 #7

duncang

(1,907 posts)
3. Today little twitter trend show they could still be around.
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:20 PM
May 2017

Earlier in the day 18.1 k tweets over a short time with the words impeach Maxine Waters showed up. To me that at least was the sign of bots. Can't say it was positively the russians though. It could be one of the rw groups setting that up.

moondust

(19,991 posts)
5. Maybe they believe
Sun May 14, 2017, 10:56 PM
May 2017

helping TheRump get "elected" was enough to "light the fuse" and now they'll just sit back and laugh as the U.S. disintegrates without competent leadership.

stevebreeze

(1,877 posts)
6. I see a lot fo face book posts that seem to come from the same people over and over that tend to be
Sun May 14, 2017, 11:29 PM
May 2017

divisive. Calling some dem or another names and saying they aren't a real dem because ?
I see people who don't seem to be real people. No public history of posting except for politics yet not apparently registered to vote.

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