• @ssj2marx@lemmy.ml
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    231 month ago

    RuSsIaN bOtS

    Russian bots have maybe an 0.1% effect on the election. You know what has a 90% effect on every single election? Corporate donations.

    Anyway it’s not our job to fall in line for Biden, it’s Biden’s job to appeal to voters, a job which he and his team have seemingly abdicated.

      • @ssj2marx@lemmy.ml
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        101 month ago

        They’re a rhetorical device to illustrate a point, not the findings of a scientific survey.

        • @nyctre@lemmy.world
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          81 month ago

          Yeah, next time just reply with “check out my domain name”, or “.ml” if you wanna be even more efficient. Most people will understand your point.

          But just to reply to your point so you can’t accuse me of not engaging with your bs or whatever : the russians are investing in propaganda for a “maybe 0.1%”? This And This And everything else just because of “maybe 0.1%”?

          Everyone knows that there’s multiple factors at play here, and even if trump wins this year, it won’t be only because of bots and propaganda. Like you said, the fact that you can accept donations for your campaign is a huge factor in who gets most visibility. And because most voters are uneducated, they’ll just vote for the most visible ones.

          The thing is, most people around here accused of being bots aren’t really bots nor paid by russia. I don’t think anyone actually believes they are. But they’re people on which the propaganda worked.

    • @Facebones@reddthat.com
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      71 month ago

      Why bother appealing to voters when blue MAGA will demonize and spread misinformation about anyone who dissents for free, all while “yEs, BuT tRuMp”-ing any and every criticism.

      At this point Biden could shoot a guy on 4th and democrats would screech “sure but you’re not seeing the forest for the trees, TRUMP SAID HE’D DO IT ON FIFTH!”