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- whatthefunk3
Frightened by Donald Trump? You don’t know the half of it.
Yes, Donald Trump’s politics are incoherent. But those who surround him know just what they want, and his lack of clarity enhances their power. To understand what is coming, we need to understand who they are. I know all too well, because I have spent the past 15 years fighting them.
I first encountered the machine when writing about climate change. The fury and loathing directed at climate scientists and campaigners seemed incomprehensible until I realised they were fake: the hatred had been paid for. The bloggers and institutes whipping up this anger were funded by oil and coal companies.
- the author reminds me of a old bird campaign for recounts/registered donors lists/media attention that someone here is fond ofdeathboy
- sadly the internet, the thing that was supposed to help us communicate and bring us together, is starting to unravel and do the exact opposite.inteliboy
- It really is. It's also quite scary realizing that I am advocating censorship to keep the propaganda under controlformed
- But FB, Tw, G all have to do something to reign in the fake "news" or it'll just get worse and worse. I'll bet every politician is looking to hire someformed
- teenager in a 3rd world country to post and write crap everywhere.formed