Trump trolls trying to divide Bernie and Hillary supporters

[sarae]

Last edited Mon May 23, 2016, 10:40 AM - Edit history (1)

And they specifically mention targeting DU:

WARNING: possibly NSFW
http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/74655761/lets-troll-bernie-and-hillary-supporters

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

[Downwinder]

1. Trump behind Correct the Record?

How insidious, using Clinton money.

[vintx]

18. Who's to say it wasn't one of Hillary's paid trolls who posted that on 4chan

[RKP5637]

2. Would not be surprised. Anyone can join DU.

[stonecutter357]

3. K&R!

[NCTraveler]

4. It's pretty obvious.

While they are extremely vocal there aren't that many of them.

[YouDig]

5. Aha. That explains a lot of the "Bernie or Bust" and "Hillary is as bad as Trump" stuff.

[B Calm]

7. From the link above:

Anonymous (ID: gARv1xgE) 05/21/16(Sat)11:43:49 No.74656707▶
>>74655761 (OP) #
i pretend to be a hillary supporter to troll bernouts and wew lad it's funny but i also know im doing something to help the cause

[vintx]

19. They are impervious to facts. nt

[Fumesucker]

6. After a while you get a sense of who is sincere and who isn't

Not 100% reliable of course, nothing to do with humans ever is, but..

I Troll

[djean111]

8. Gee, as a Bernie supporter, it is the ISSUES that prevent me from supporting Hillary,

not some dumb-ass troll post on a message board.

IMO, ANYONE who supports a candidate only because of another candidate's supporters - is one of those low-information voters. Or lying through their teeth. Or a troll.

[gordyfl]

12. Full agreement here.

I come here to be better informed. To learn more.

If someone says that he or she flipped their vote, well goody for them.

I don't even care if some high ranking politician endorses a candidate. It's my vote, and my vote alone.

[vintx]

21. This. nt

[Txbluedog]

26. I don't think it's about changing anyone's mind

It's about creating vitriol and chaos, I think if the trolls weren't here both sides might engage in more peaceful discussions without getting so worked up

[floriduck]

36. I tend to look at date joined, number of posts and favorite group.

Using you as an example, you joined May 13, 2016 and already have 182 posts and omitted a favorite group. My reaction is that your profile fits the troll profile.

[pdsimdars]

9. Is there some difference between the Brock paid astroturf trolls and a Trump troll?

[Maru Kitteh]

31. If you think about that for a little while I bet you could maybe answer your own question.

[VulgarPoet]

33. Doubt it. n/t

[pinebox]

10. WARNING! 4CHAN is NSFW!

Warning folks----4CHAN is NSFW!

A FYI and a heads up people!

[sarae]

11. thanks, I updated my post to reflect that...

[pinebox]

15. Welcome

Thank you for doing that.

There is a LOT of pornography on there.

[djean111]

13. And 4chan is absolutely the most perfect site for them.

Totally apropos. Magnificently and awesomely the site where they would feel most at home.

[Pisces]

14. It's very obvious to me.

[vintx]

16. What divides us is the dismissive, sneering, snide attitude of her

her surrogates and her supporters.

Surely you didn't think having Brock involved was going to end well. Did you?

[leftynyc]

20. I do know that until this primary

Brock and Media Matters were considered a decent source. Just another group that's been thrown under the bus by the Bernie supporters. But they're in excellent company. You know who else trashes Brock? Right wingers who are pissed he saw the light.

[vintx]

23. We have trashed Brock for his asshole attacks on Anita Hill FOR YEARS

WTF are you talking about?!

[leftynyc]

24. I'm talking about what

happened AFTER he saw the light - 14 YEARS AGO. Are we to PRETEND Media Matters wasn't regularly used at DU as a source before this sewer of a primary? I guess it's only those who support your candidate that is allowed to do that unless you're still pissed at Elizabeth Warren for being a republican until very recently?

[vintx]

27. Have you somehow missed the sickening attacks on Bernie ?

Implying he's racist and sexist?

attacking his supporters as sexist 'bros'?

He hasn't seen any FUCKING light.

His attacks are as slimy and underhanded as ever

[leftynyc]

30. So we ARE going to pretend

he wasn't used as a good source at DU just as we're PRETENDING that Hillary hasn't supported liberal causes her entire life. Because he doesn't support your candidate. Good to know.

[vintx]

28. I already explained this to you elsewhere.

Enjoy the next six months

[leftynyc]

32. And you made no sense

ELSEWHERE. If you want for points for being consistently wrong, fine, you get the points.

[arcane1]

37. Brock re-destroyed his own credibility all on his own during this primary.

It's all on him.

[leftynyc]

38. Yawn

I'm guessing he's okay considering where the heat is coming from.

[leftynyc]

17. Anyone here at DU that

pretends to be surprised by this is a fucking liar.

[nadinbrzezinski]

22. My my, so we are getting trolls from both campaigns...gee

Shocked, I tell you, shocked

[Spacedog1973]

25. It hardly matters

The influence of the internet is minimal in elections. Self selected groups of individuals already doggedly fixed to their positions, trying to influence each other in the naive belief that millions of undecideds constantly read their on-line drivel and are convinced by it to vote in a specific way.

The vote is too important for most people to allow themselves to be convinced to vote in a specific way via a random on the internet. We've seen this with Sanders and Ron Paul. No-one has seemed to realise this yet although there has been less use of online polls which is some sign of improvement.

[elleng]

29. No doubt.

[99Forever]

34. For the most part, bullshit.

The worst shit said to me has been done by long time establishment neoliberal members. But if you want to call them trolls, it's okay by me.

[liberal_at_heart]

40. This definitely isn't just a Trump thing. Hillary supporters were nasty last election cycle too.

Bully and blame is all they know how to do.

[MineralMan]

35. 4chan is full of nasty-mouthed, creepy folks.

Do they come here? No doubt. If you want to find them, look for the Name Removed screen name. There are dozens of posts each day that are removed when 4chan kiddies come here, post a nasty post and have it removed instantly and the screen names they logged on with replaced by Name Removed by our hard-working MIRT team.

I discourage people from visiting 4chan, but if they do, they'll see who hangs out there. If those folks come here, they end up as Name Removed and have to come back with a different screen name, which will also be Name Removed very quickly.

4chan denizens just can't help themselves. They can't stop themselves from getting banned on sites like DU. They reveal themselves almost immediately and get a new screen name: Name Removed.

[liberal_at_heart]

39. I don't know anybody who actually bases their decisions on who to vote for based on a total

stranger's opinion on an internet message board. So the trolls can troll all they want. I put them on ignore.

[VulgarPoet]

41. I'd think they're just trying to get plausible deniability for whatever they do in Philadelphia.

"How do you know they were ours" will only work for the Clintonistas. Bookmark this; I'm calling it now.

[Dem2]

42. People here need a laugh?

Are you OK with reddit? If so, read the below thread

https://www.reddit.com/r/politics/comments/4kpgze/why_bernie_sanders_supporters_should_vote_trump/