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sarae

(3,284 posts)
Mon May 23, 2016, 05:59 AM May 2016

New evidence of Trump trolls plotting to divide Dems

I wonder how many are on DU?

Inevitably, it all comes back to 4chan. The notorious online community of predatory hackers, disgruntled youths, and disenfranchised perverts, are known for pioneering “doxing” and other harmful online harassment techniques. They have now set their short sights on the American political system – in favor of Trump.

Recent chat logs have come to light which indicate that certain users of 4chan have been systematically targeting Democratic-leaning posts and social media users, inciting them with inflammatory material in an attempt to spur division between the Hillary and Bernie camps.


http://occupydemocrats.com/2016/05/23/busted-internet-trump-trolls-caught-posing-democrats-divide-bernie-hillary-fans/
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New evidence of Trump trolls plotting to divide Dems (Original Post) sarae May 2016 OP
Probably those saying they would never vote for Hillary or they will not vote for Thinkingabout May 2016 #1
I wish Bernie didn't take the bait sarae May 2016 #2
Kick.. Mahalo, sarae~ Cha May 2016 #3
Mahalo, Cha! sarae May 2016 #4
Don't be a chump! BUSTED: Trump-loving comment trolls pose as Sanders and Clinton supporters to divi riversedge May 2016 #5
wow... sarae May 2016 #6
All I need is a quick visit to GD-P liberal N proud May 2016 #7
You mean like this one on GD-P? SharonClark May 2016 #9
Yes, this is a perfect example! sarae May 2016 #12
As I noted in that thread, "another day" was four months of posts TwilightZone May 2016 #16
is birnie 4chan he is the one with inflammatory material .. stonecutter357 May 2016 #8
Posted to for later. 1StrongBlackMan May 2016 #10
I found evidence of them targeting DU. sarae May 2016 #11
Sarae - You should post this in GD-P SharonClark May 2016 #13
I just did... sarae May 2016 #14
I just reposted it as a separate thread in GDP sarae May 2016 #15

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
1. Probably those saying they would never vote for Hillary or they will not vote for
Mon May 23, 2016, 06:08 AM
May 2016

The "lessor of two evils" and some are very easily picked out. There has been ads run by RW Pac against Hillary because the GOP wanted a soft target in the GE. There are some of the haters who bashed Obama still hanging around.

Forgot to add, the GOP are still pissed Bill came out and defeated GHWB, ergo the turmoil never stopped

sarae

(3,284 posts)
2. I wish Bernie didn't take the bait
Mon May 23, 2016, 06:12 AM
May 2016

and actually come out and call her "the lesser of two evils." He should follow Hillary's example and stay above the fray.

riversedge

(70,242 posts)
5. Don't be a chump! BUSTED: Trump-loving comment trolls pose as Sanders and Clinton supporters to divi
Mon May 23, 2016, 06:23 AM
May 2016

Yes, have been reading about this. Here is another story....





Tweet:

Pat Fuller ‏@bannerite 25m25 minutes ago

Don't be a chump! BUSTED: Trump-loving comment trolls pose as Sanders and Clinton supporters to divide Democrats http://www.rawstory.com/2016/05/busted-trump-loving-comment-trolls-pose-as-sanders-and-clinton-supporters-to-divide-democrats/ #SheswithUs




BUSTED: Trump-loving comment trolls pose as Sanders and Clinton supporters to divide Democrats


21 May 2016 at 19:48 ET

An Internet troll who claims to have found deep divisions among factions of the Left on Twitter laid out a plan Saturday for fellow Donald Trump supporters to exploit those fissures.


Posting on the sometimes-dubious message board 4chan, the anonymous poster wrote a post entitled, “Let’s troll Bernie and Hillary supporters systematically,” where the writer says he/she posed as a Democratic voter and trolled supporters of Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton in an effort to deepen divisions and help Trump secure a victory in November.


“We need to take advantage of this. This is Trump’s gift,” the 4chan troll wrote. “If we’re serious about a Trump presidency we need to start infiltrating their conversations in order to sow more divison (sic). I’m talking systematic and long-term /mischief/, not just a hew minutes trolling dumbass SJW’s. Look at the chaos and damage I was able to make yesterday, just one person, with no real rudeness in my replies. Imagine that writ large: My account is @realJohnMilIer.”

“SJW” stands for “social justice warrior.”...................



More examples at the link;



sarae

(3,284 posts)
6. wow...
Mon May 23, 2016, 06:38 AM
May 2016

Lot of information there...thanks for posting it!

I think we all need to be reminded of this, and I can't wait until DU stops giving these people a voice.

SharonClark

(10,014 posts)
9. You mean like this one on GD-P?
Mon May 23, 2016, 07:44 AM
May 2016

Title: Another day of anti-semitism, misogyny, racism, homophobia and death threats from Hillary supporters

Lots of trolls hating on Sanders. Which of course, brings out the Hillary haters among the Sanders supporters.

TwilightZone

(25,471 posts)
16. As I noted in that thread, "another day" was four months of posts
Mon May 23, 2016, 10:57 AM
May 2016

They're as good with a calendar as they are with basic math.

sarae

(3,284 posts)
11. I found evidence of them targeting DU.
Mon May 23, 2016, 08:27 AM
May 2016

look here:
http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/74655761/lets-troll-bernie-and-hillary-supporters

and scroll down, there are several posts, but here's one:

a better place to troll is democratic underground - the members are in control of moderation through the jury system but are not allowed to start threads about how the juries are being unfair, lol

go to general discussion: primaries board and they fight like crazy using arguments that never convince the other side
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