Pro-Russian Bots Take Up the Right-Wing Cause After Charlottesville: Analysts tracking Russian influence operations find a feedback loop between Kremlin propaganda and far-right memes.The same social media networks that spread Russian propaganda during the 2016 election have been busily amplifying right-wing extremism surrounding the recent violence in Charlottesville, according to researchers who monitor the activity.
"The Russian influence networks we track are definitely amplifying the broader alt-right chatter about Charlottesville," one of the researchers, J.M. Berger, said. "The major themes they have been pushing are the 'both sides are violent' argument and conspiracy theories that George Soros was behind the counter-protests, although the latter has been trending more sporadically."
Some in the self-described alt-right have embraced Russian support. At an earlier protest of the removal of a Confederate monument in Charlottesville in May, people chanted "Russia is our friend!"
Originally posted by carthage
Obviously a Nothinburger
Lol wait, explain how it's a something burger. Does it prove collusion? Outside of proving anything about Trump, does the story inform us of any behavior by the Russians that surprises you?
I mean do not get me wrong, they are pieces of shit, but....where's the beef? Is this more important than how we are ignoring Antifa?
What kind of burger is this story:
Originally posted by Surtur
Everyone needs to see this, it is ridiculous:[b]On Friday, the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights held its monthly meeting in Washington. A liberal member introduced a stirring denunciation of the Nazi, KKK and white-nationalist participants in the Charlottesville rally. But then Commission member Gail Heriot introduced an amendment that would have added the following:
Though we support peaceful protest and note that most of the counter-demonstrators were peaceful, we condemn violence by anyone, including violence by so-called antifa demonstrators.
Seems reasonable. But..
"Karen Narasaki, another commission member, scoffed at Heriot’s reading of Stolberg’s New York Times observation about the antifa activists in Charlottesville. As she voted against Heriot’s amendment, she noted, “You can’t believe everything you read in the media.” Apparently, the “paper of record” for so many liberals is to be considered bird-cage lining material if it contradicts the left-wing narrative. Heriot’s amendment was voted down 6–2."
Why vote it down? [/B]