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In reply to the discussion: How Covert Agents Infiltrate the Internet to Manipulate, Deceive, and Destroy Reputations [View all]Cali_Democrat
(30,439 posts)216. "Eventually, other DUers would catch on to them"
Yup!
Just like you caught on to that one guy/gal....
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=4566378
Did you tell skinner about your insanely awesome detective skills of being able to identify paid shills and infiltrators?
Thank gawd for REAL DUers like yourself!
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DesMoinesDem
Feb 2014
OP
I'd look for someone who is extremely well organized in his/her posts and never says
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#166
Psst...Glenn's book is out on Mar. 25th. Now he has a reason for all the mean Amazon reviews. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#225
It's about time this piece of the horror story begins to get some exposure.
woo me with science
Feb 2014
#3
True. Combine surveillance, record-keeping on every individual's whereabouts and activities
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#169
They really are not that hard to spot. And of course, Anonymous confirmed that Glenn Greenwald
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#5
"This SHOULD be illegal, but of course we have to be an actual Democracy..."
woo me with science
Feb 2014
#9
funny how you have zero criticism of the Ukrainian despot who ordered snipers to murder
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#35
if an army sniper suspects someone is a fascist, then it's okay to shoot them in the city street?
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#56
True, we moslty just let the cops eliminate potential problems with their sidearms.
Jackpine Radical
Feb 2014
#284
Funny you ignored everything and stuck to the talking point that is supposed to justify
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#87
your crocodile tears for a despot who ordered the murder of political protestors
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#88
Your support for coup d'etats in democracies, is also noted. Btw, that 'duly noted' thing,
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#153
Like I said, not very fond of the Left, and you provide more of the same old 'commie'
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#167
Have you read Vultures' Picnic by Greg Palast. It lays out some of the interesting details
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#173
Not the first time, Skinner admitted to this during the transition from DU2 to DU3
mrdmk
Feb 2014
#287
so observing DU rules is secondary to resisting efforts by the security state to spy on us? nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#63
So you'd rather "stay here" than fight the security state deploying govt agents to post on DU?
Cali_Democrat
Feb 2014
#76
They don't need government agents on the internet. All they need are willing participants
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#67
The thing about RWers is that they are never conscious enough to realize how transparent
Zorra
Feb 2014
#41
That's what is setting off the NSA's efforts to do surveillance and propagandize.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#176
If it's so obvious, then you should have no trouble outing these government agents nt
geek tragedy
Feb 2014
#37
It is coming out, but watch out for the 'explainers' who should be along anytime now.
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#14
So you think groups like Anonymous should be free to attack the Internet whenever they wish.
randome
Feb 2014
#40
of course I'm stating the possibility exists....did you not read it properly?
Sheepshank
Feb 2014
#194
Koch, Fox and Beck maybe. But Greenwald? You way overestimate or underestimate him.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#178
THERE IS ALWAYS people out there willing to volunteer for their precious cause
Sheepshank
Feb 2014
#197
Depending on how it is done and for what purpose, it could be fraud, defamation (in the case
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#177
Gee, I wonder why they were keeping that secret? Thank you, Edward Snowden.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2014
#51
Project much, Glennie Glenn? We know that your "disciples" dominate the web.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#68
Are you saying these documents are fake, and the government isn't actually doing this? /nt
Marr
Feb 2014
#78
Indeed. I am saying that the U.S. government (including the NSA) isn't actually doing this.
ConservativeDemocrat
Feb 2014
#140
The problem with taking any side for or against Anonymous is that the moniker
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#179
And this is a quite excellent post that truly explains Greenwald. This is merely a ramp up to the
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#209
I keep wondering when the world will figure out that GG is Alex Jones with a better hair stylist.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#86
I made no such attempt to associate Greenwald with a screaming picture of Alex Jones. You did that.
bobduca
Feb 2014
#202
Lol, right on cue. Am I psychic or what? I love it when I make predictions and they arrive, right
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#244
Quick! Tell us how many US households watch the Kremlin sponsored Russia Today?
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#246
I thought not! Don't ever change sabrina. You are nothing, if not 100% consistent.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#257
I haven't changed. Remember when Dems were OUTRAGED over Bush spying on the American people??
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#262
Until you can back this up, I'll refrain from taking your interrogation seriously.
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#263
Spying on the American People is a crime. Which is why Dems were so outraged
sabrina 1
Feb 2014
#264
It's unfortunate that people such as myself who know very little about these topics
LanternWaste
Feb 2014
#276
Rationalize to who? You? My, my someone's feeling mighty self important today. Talk about "Waste".
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#277
I don't have anyone on ignore. I am here to exchange information, ideas and points of view,
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#180
The fact that the same paranoid clueless crowd lap up these types of threads is proof they wouldn't
Number23
Feb 2014
#121
I will say the same thing to you that I say every single time you respond to me despite REPEATED
Number23
Feb 2014
#123
You have been asked REPEATEDLY to leave me alone. You refuse for reasons only you understand
Number23
Feb 2014
#126
Again, thank you for your non-answer on the subject of the authenticity of Greenwald's
Marr
Feb 2014
#137
Yet ANOTHER request to you to Leave Me Alone. Yet ANOTHER jury verdict that did not go your way
Number23
Feb 2014
#155
I am not trying to get you banned. I don't give a damn about anything that you say
Number23
Feb 2014
#157
The only thing "disingenuous" is you trying to pretend that you have anything intelligent to say
Number23
Feb 2014
#161
Your own hypocricy (not to mention obvious boredom) should be more than enough to keep you
Number23
Mar 2014
#297
The other one is not just idle speculation. The article on another link above
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#182
This is the Democratic Underground. It is for opinions of different kinds. We can't learn
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#181
They are so fuckin' pathetic, I can't help but scoff at 'em. They don't even know they're being....
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#195
I have my own definition, but the "Paulites" are here, and they boast about "stoking it up".
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#232
He needs a reason for the negative reviews---his book is out on the 25th of March. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#226
Ask Sibel Edmonds about his loony ass followers. They are the "lunatic fringe". n/t
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#238
Kudos to Sibel Edmonds. She is persistent, and she's not letting up. "Checkbook Journalism"....
Tarheel_Dem
Feb 2014
#245
I love your story about your mom! Good for her. She spoke what she felt was right.
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#183
Yes. As it became evident that the OWS might be shut down perhaps with police brutality,
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#185
Exactly. The ones I suspect of being paid posters don't respond to questions about why
JDPriestly
Feb 2014
#188
They're not that covert to me. They're not hard to spot if they're talking, like here on DU. nt
ChisolmTrailDem
Feb 2014
#148
6. Accusing Greenwald of hiring astroturfers / HBGary to "character asassinate" his critics.
bobduca
Feb 2014
#234
Here's proof. And you understand the difference between predicting and disproving something, right?
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#204
Both. As I proved, the suggestion keeps getting posted here, and the idea is ridiculous.
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#210
It's either been posted before or it hasn't. It's predictability is irrelevant. nt
stevenleser
Feb 2014
#219
Wait a minute. So before there was documentary evidence, it was paranoia, and now that there IS
Marr
Feb 2014
#272
Pssst.....Glenn's book is out March 25th. He's trying to innoculate himself from criticism. nt
msanthrope
Feb 2014
#212
Never! True, our gov't secretly kills US citizens with drones. But disrupt the internet? Never! nt
Romulox
Feb 2014
#218
there is a big difference between stopping lies, vs. spreading false information
JPZenger
Feb 2014
#235
This slide from the GG piece is exemplified by the tactics/behavior of the likely parties.
hedda_foil
Mar 2014
#298