Agent Provocateur

[Stinky The Clown]

Wuddaya think? They here or not?

[Fovea]

1. yes

I do.

[Downtown Hound]

2. Most definitely.

They're pretty much on every political board that reaches a certain size. DU is one of the most powerful progressive blogs on the web, probably behind only Kos in terms of its influence. My personal opinion is it's way better than Kos, but Kos seems to have more mainstream appeal, which is why I don't like it as much.

But yes, they're here. Never doubt that for a second.

[Cirque du So-What]

3. In what sense, Churrlie?

Is someone calling for commission of illegal acts?

[11 Bravo]

4. Oh, Hell yes. I've been over there fucking with freeper heads (such as they are) for years.

No reason to think that they don't do the same. The difference is that most of them are so fucking stupid that they out themselves within a very short time.

[Odin2005]

5. In spades, from both the Freeper side and the Naderite and Marxist-Leninist side.

[inna]

9. and from the neo-McCarthyist 'side'. NT

[PufPuf23]

6. Paid propagandists and provocateurs of conflict yes

Agent provocateur to me implies an intelligence asset that stirs illegal actions.

I don't think there are cells developed by Agent Provocateur(s) at DU planning or doing illegal activities.

[wildbilln864]

7. absorutery!

[Dragonfli]

8. It would explain the corporate first crowd

Outside of a Republican board how else could it be explained?
Not like the Agent Provocateurs the CIA used to send into the liberal anti-war groups of the sixties, I had them explained to me by Stephen Gaskin and they advocated violence.

Here they only advocate for Corporate interests so I tend to think they are more like corporate "board lobbyists". I imagine they are paid well for the disruption they cause, I know one who's main purpose seems to be shutting down threads by any means necessary.

If we can't keep them out of the Democratic caucus, I doubt we can keep them out of here.

If the intelligence community version ever comes by you will know them by the violent actions they try to cause.

[inna]

10. agreed. nt