Asked whether they believed Trump has or has not “committed serious federal crimes,” 54 percent of poll respondents replied that he had. But 19 percent of them confirmed they’d still vote for this criminal ex-president in 2024. Along the same vein, 13 percent of those who believe Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results “threatened American democracy” still plan to vote for him next year.
I love how this is so patently obvious about Republican tactics, and just yesterday I had someone trying to argue that this isn’t an inherently Republican talking point. “They’re all crooks, so they’re both the same!”
You can’t convince me that some of them aren’t Russian trolls looking to stir dissent and destabilize the nation.
There’s obviously Russian troll farms but when researchers published their memes and other posts, they were often kind of weird and didn’t gain wide reach.
So, my theory is that we don’t need Russian trolls to destabilize the nation. We have plenty of political marketing firms right here in America that have a deeper cultural understanding and an equal amount of shamelessness.
It would be so American if Russia hired an American firm to destabilize ourselves because we have a better understanding of the zeitgeist here.
I’d argue that’s already been done. That’s why we’re here.
Can Russia still afford trolls these days while paying for the war?
Trolls are cheap. Much cheaper than tanks.
Plus trolls don’t need spare parts or a supply chain that can be embargoed