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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI made a mistake at looking at AOL and Yahoo news forums about today's murder by an ICE agent.
Most of the posts I read on AOL blame her or defend ICE. I wanted to believe that many of these posts are trolls or bots from foreign entities who want to divide America. When I looked at Yahoo that was more on our side, but I also saw posts that were identical to some I had read of AOL. Still, either way, whether these are real MAGA posts or bots working to destroy America, it is very depressing.
UpInArms
(54,098 posts)that I went ballistic tonight
Dear hubby wanted not to cook and I can never say that wont work for me
So ..
(Background: we live in a rural red farming community with very few options
so a bar and grill 5 miles away takes my call in ToGo order)
So
I call in our food order and wait 15 minutes to go pick it up
hubby waits in the car while I go in to get the food
There are a few of the regular folks in there
most of them are known to me (been here 30+ years) and one of them says hello, how are you
Big mistake
Cuz
I look at them and say
I am horrified
Renee Cooke was MURDERED by our government goons in Minnesota
and any of you who voted for Trump DID THIS
YOU NEED TO WAKE THE FUCK UP
I called each of them out by name (I know them all) and that sitting there denying what they had done wasnt working for me
.
Anyway
I had at least a 10 minute rant
am certain they will have a few bad moments in their heads tonight
mr715
(2,752 posts)Doodley
(11,650 posts)UpInArms
(54,098 posts)Just am out of fucks
We are going to put a 4x8 sign in our yard
Soo everyone will have to see it
I no longer care
I am sick of this shit
I have driven past all of the Trump altars for years
they can drive past my truth, if I have to drive past their lies
BootinUp
(50,962 posts)Johonny
(25,506 posts)The talking points are out and the bots are spreading it like wild fire. Remember a large percentage of those posts aren't from real people, they're from bot farms.
chouchou
(2,815 posts)Good for you!
Blasphemer
(3,579 posts)As a Black woman excited to find the internet way back when, my excitement quickly evaporated when I realized the dark power of anonymity.
Marie Marie
(10,897 posts)I think most of those positive posts are indeed bots from outside this country.