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In reply to the discussion: Report: Russians used Bernie Bros as unwitting agents in disinformation campaign. [View all]Hortensis
(58,785 posts)43. Don't know about master. He kicked at a cracked
leg in a table and it broke.
"Nationalist bias" should not lead to our attributing our own votes to machinations of a "master" instead of admitting that AMERICANS WHO HELPED ELECT TRUMP IN ANY WAY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN WEAKNESSES AND THEIR OWN BAD JUDGEMENT.
The flaws Putin put to use came first.
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fun n serious
Mar 2017
OP
If we would but step back from our nationalist bias for just a moment, we
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2017
#35
Trump was the weakest link in his chain. Why are trump and tillerman going to
notdarkyet
Apr 2017
#200
They still have threads there defending Putin and knocking Hillary and even Obama!
fun n serious
Mar 2017
#9
There are couple of threads every week denying the Russia interference on that website
Gothmog
Mar 2017
#144
I saw one who is back who posted on JPR that he would vote third party unless it looked close...
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#57
True, and the few that have been called out about it have denied they were ever there.
George II
Mar 2017
#66
Yup, they are currently demanding we primary many Democratic elected officials. n/t
FSogol
Mar 2017
#73
what the fuck? That is absolute nonsense. Their own dealings and campaigns impacted that,
JCanete
Mar 2017
#143
And that's my only objection to the OP. OP speaks in past tense. It's still ongoing.
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#72
And hid out in the HRC Group, and finally mostly just departed until after the Convention...
Hekate
Mar 2017
#178
It's complicated by things like actual "bros" on places like Reddit and in the tech community
LisaM
Mar 2017
#135
We also saw how that culture extended to journalism. Numerous white male journalists
synergie
Mar 2017
#175
Not only did they swallow the "fake news"; they played a role, whether wittingly or unwittingly.....
Tarheel_Dem
Mar 2017
#99
It's pretty obvious... go to JPR or similar sites. They are still talking about Clinton more than
qdouble
Mar 2017
#5
I think it is based on unacknowledged prejudice. Fit "facts" to match prejudice.
delisen
Mar 2017
#123
I think a lot of people don't fall for the individual stories but succomb to the general cynicism
butdiduvote
Mar 2017
#145
and that speaks volumes about jpr why they allow supporters of a racist, sexist, and
still_one
Mar 2017
#82
You're not the only one who's noticed that. I've always been suspicious of their motives.
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#77
I have noticed that too!..."we don't need to hear about Russia" Really? Who is 'we'????
lunasun
Mar 2017
#189
Jill Stein is a Russian plant as well...I hope they prove she took money and throw
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#46
Stein was Susan Sarandon's choice... because "Hillary was worse than Trump" in her idiotic view.
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#50
Her career is over. She'll be lucky to get a supporting role in a cheesy Lifetime Original Movie...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#61
boundless...she is so self centered...she literally had no empathy for those
Demsrule86
Mar 2017
#63
Any erstwhile Bernie supporter wo failed to line up behind Hillary once she was
KingCharlemagne
Mar 2017
#51
Now I'm confused. I thought it was someone in the Hillary group who penned "Bernie Bro."
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2017
#68
Bernie Bros are people who behaved a certain way. I wouldn't get hung up on how they are named. nt
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#76
You're remembering incorrectly. There's an entire wiki page (for what it's worth) that gives...
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#81
I see how he started it. But, a few writers managed to give it legs with their
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2017
#84
If the point was that Russian bots were looking to create divisions between
Baitball Blogger
Mar 2017
#97
I strongly disagree with you on that as well. (And I'll just leave it at that, for obvious reasons.)
NurseJackie
Mar 2017
#100
Many, but not all. We elected Barack Obama, and Hillary also won the actual vote.
Hekate
Mar 2017
#185
the reason democrats do better in national elections compared to Mondale and others
JI7
Apr 2017
#211
Classic case in point of a post that happened 4 days ago on JPR. It's still ongoing
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#87
The funny thing about anarchists is that they don't realise they're just pawns for autocrats.
JHan
Mar 2017
#103
Its a Gish Gallop of wrong and in many cases silly allegations against both Obama and Hillary...
stevenleser
Mar 2017
#128
I wish it was that simple. Most voters can't or won't do the research necessary.
jalan48
Mar 2017
#122
Such a poignant comment.Thanks for that.The key is ''critical thinking skills''.
YOHABLO
Mar 2017
#198
'Certain' 'christian denominations' exhort from their pulpits who to vote for. Plus the many
sprinkleeninow
Apr 2017
#208