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Gman

(24,780 posts)

6. No, not from the beginning

Reply to haveahart (Original post)

Tue Sep 12, 2017, 10:26 PM

Sep 2017

Russia and Trump could not have pulled it off without Facebook and Twitter as they are today. Back then FB was primarily college aged kids and others who were just starting to migrate from My Space. Twitter was just getting off the ground. It took today's social media to do it.

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After seeing Rachel tonight, I am wondering if Russia was behind the propaganda against the ACA from [View all] haveahart Sep 2017 OP

This should give everyone chills.... Pachamama Sep 2017 #1

+1, you know what pisses me off was the republiKKKlans were locked step with the Russians which uponit7771 Sep 2017 #2

The GOP are the servants of their donors. BadgerMom Sep 2017 #10

100% truth. WinkyDink Sep 2017 #15

Rachel was great, as usual. Hieronymus Sep 2017 #3

the scary part azureblue Sep 2017 #4

Unnerving. SammyWinstonJack Sep 2017 #7

Did you see her interview of David Corn? And the book he is working on? Good journalist standing in Amaryllis Sep 2017 #5

Corn: "This is simple. He wanted a russian hotel. He sucked up to Putin." lindysalsagal Sep 2017 #18

No, not from the beginning Gman Sep 2017 #6

soc media is way overrated in this - most of it was recognizable as piggybacking years of talk radio certainot Sep 2017 #12

There was email genxlib Sep 2017 #19

I bet they are behind fanning the flames of the Bernie/Hillary thing. Dustlawyer Sep 2017 #8

I think so too and there are some DUers falling for it burrowowl Sep 2017 #9

Yes MFM008 Sep 2017 #16

I think so too renate Sep 2017 #13

they were involved in it for sure during the campaign JI7 Sep 2017 #17

i wouldn't be surprised - all they had to do was tie into talk radio certainot Sep 2017 #11

America is being destroyed from within. jambo101 Sep 2017 #14

Yes, Russia couldn't burrowowl Sep 2017 #20