Q Drop 2678: "Muh Russia" narrative rests on four BIG LIES from the MSM
Q again reminds us that fake news attacks are ongoing–specifically attacks based on the premise that Russian trolls had a lot to do with DJT's successful bid for the Presidency in 2016. This "muh Russia" narrative shows no signs of abating, despite the lack of evidence for Russian collusion on the part of Trump or anyone in his campaign.
To sell thus narrative to the public, MSM relies on FOUR BIG LIES:
(a) DJT WON THE PRESIDENCY BECAUSE OF RUSSIAN INTERFERENCE
Russian groups (mainly the Internal Research Agency = IRA) manipulated the American people in a way that resulted the election of many Republicans–most notably DJT–to office in 2016.
Biggest of the big lies. MSM and their fake researcher "experts" (e.g., Renee Diresta of New Knowledge or Jonathon Albright of the TOW Center, Columbia U.) claim it's a proven fact that Russian bots exist and have a big influence on American opinion. This is completely untrue.
(b) SOCIAL MEDIA HAS BEEN THE MAIN VEHICLE FOR THIS INTERFERENCE
Russian groups like the Internet Research Agency used "bots" (fake accounts) to influence public opinion in a way to support Russia's (conservative) agenda and weaken "American democracy" (MSM always talks about democracy, not a democratic Republic.)
MSM fake researchers like Renee Diresta and Jonathon Morgan rely on unproven tools such as the Alliance for Securing Democracy's "Hamilton68" to back up this false claim. ASD is so pro-NATO and anti-Russia that it's hard to take seriously any tool they developed as the basis for making such claims.
(c) PATRIOT SOCIAL MEDIA SITES ARE VERY SIMILAR TO RUSSIAN BOT SITES
MSM is constantly juxtaposing the two in a way that suggests they have very similar outlooks and priorities, in order to suggest that they are essentially one and the same (if not in intent, then in result).
Although they cannot prove a link, MSM knows that constant juxtaposition of "Russia" and "patriots" will tend to discredit the latter after enough exposure, even if only subliminally. They're hoping their viewers/listeners will begin to see patriot sites at best as "fringy" and at worst, as traitorous.
(d) BOTH TRUMP & THE PATRIOTS HAVE DANGEROUS IDEAS AND MUST BE STOPPED
MSM plays upon common fears to persuade the public of the necessity to force social media companies to limit public access to patriot ideas, in order to "protect" them from dangerous disinformation. MSM portrays itself as the "protector" of American democracy & the gullible public.
It's laughable to think of the MSM as the protector of anything except itself (and the DS that controls it). But it's a mistake to underestimate their influence. The NBC article that Q referenced reports that Twitter has taken down 418 accounts allegedly tied to the IRA. Does this represent the beginning of a general purge of accounts that Twitter and other social media giants deem to be "Russian-influenced"?
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Note: It only took about 5 mins to compile this list (well maybe 10). There are an unbelievable number of articles pushing this narrative.
(a)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0SXy6MsmFBc (Sam Harris interviews Renee Diresta 1-4-19); see also >>4961799 The Information War: Notes from the Diresta interview
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/without-the-russians-trump-wouldnt-have-won/2018/07/24/f4c87894-8f6b-11e8-bcd5-9d911c784c38_story.html?utm_term=.17b8a79f85ad (article by Max Boot)
(b)
https://www.businessinsider.com/russian-propaganda-website-tracker-2017-8
https://meduza.io/en/feature/2017/08/03/tracking-russian-propaganda-in-real-time
https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-07-18/cnn-uses-discredited-hamilton-68-website-claim-walkaway-campaign-hijacked-russian
(c)
https://www.vox.com/culture/2018/10/4/17930308/star-wars-russia-trolls-bots-alt-right-gamergate-fandamentalism
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-12-17/russia-waged-vast-pro-trump-social-media-plan-senate-panel-told
(d)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/here-are-18-reasons-why-trump-could-be-a-russian-asset/2019/01/13/45b1b250-174f-11e9-88fe-f9f77a3bcb6c_story.html?utm_term=.61d75c638639 (by Max Boot)
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/hateful-conspiracies-thrive-on-youtube-despite-pledge-to-clean-up-problematic-videos/2018/12/10/625730a8-f3f8-11e8-9240-e8028a62c722_story.html?utm_term=.50558bdf4b6a