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In reply to the discussion: Are Right-Wing Libertarian Internet Trolls Getting Paid to Dumb Down Online Conversations? [View all]Robb
(39,665 posts)1. Unfortunately, astroturf is indistinguishable from "a bunch of idiots with only two ideas."
This is not to say there are not both, of course.
But a genuine fool can sound a lot like a paid stooge, through no fault of their own but a lack of facility.
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MightyMopar
Jan 2013
OP
Unfortunately, astroturf is indistinguishable from "a bunch of idiots with only two ideas."
Robb
Jan 2013
#1
I know a wingnut (the one I call MFW), who tells me he regularly trolls newspapers
Jackpine Radical
Jan 2013
#12
"As a longtime libarel and progresive member of the Democrat party..." See them too often. nt
Mnemosyne
Jan 2013
#16
They always feel the need to point out their progressive liberalism. Sometimes, they even spell
Mnemosyne
Jan 2013
#18
Geez let's hope so ! Or they are really big time losers if not getting $$ for time and text
lunasun
Jan 2013
#14
There's plenty of them getting paid. California even wants disclosure as politcal spending
MightyMopar
Feb 2013
#24
There are devout Colonists who undoubtedly *believe* the OP is true
friendly_iconoclast
Feb 2013
#30
i think that 'intelligence' of every description, including low-level stuff like paying people to
HiPointDem
Feb 2013
#40