What are the odds that Russian Propaganda is behind the Antimaskers?

[PurgedVoter]

Following the same line what are the odd that this has been reported to 45 and the report has been buried?

[KPN]

1. 100% -- 45 himself is Russian propaganda. He spews it multiple times daily.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. I'm sure the Russian bots on social media are pushing the idea, but

I think its origin is simply that MAGAts' inclination to mindlessly ape His Lardship. Trump says the virus is no big deal and he's not going to wear a mask, so the MAGAts translate that into nobody has to wear a mask and any local government that tries to mandate it is encroaching on their freedumb, plus anybody who does wear one is a snowflake and probably a Communist. The Russians just help them catapult the propaganda.

[HotTeaBag]

3. There are some things that Americans don't need Russian help with

and being selfish and not caring about the well-being of others or science are most certainly a couple of them.

I think Russia is given too much credit sometimes. Kinda like when people think that Trump is playing three-dimensional chess, when in reality he doesn't even know what chess is.

[Mike 03]

4. We could probably figure this out quickly if Mark Zuckerberg wasn't such a dick

since this type of thing almost always begins on, and permeates, Facebook.

Exhibit A: "Black Lives Matter for Trump"

[Squinch]

9. This.

[Kid Berwyn]

5. 100%. Who wrote, "Liberate MICHIGAN!" when the governor locked down?

Link to tweet

[malaise]

6. The Con and mother's boy are behind the anti-maskers

along with governors like DiSastrous

[duforsure]

7. Behind the demonizing of China, Biden, now Steele,

Like what Russia and trump did to Hillary. They release damming stuff usually false claims, then promote it with propaganda while attacking the truth. I think this is all Putin.

[Sogo]

8. 100%

Putin's MO is to divide and conquer....

Trump's his agent of division.

[gulliver]

10. Pretty likely it plays a role. Anything Russia can do to hurt America, they'll do.

[TomCADem]

11. 100 Percent: Russia Today's Affiliate, Ruptly, Heavily...

...promotes such protests as well as content designed to divide the U.S. For example, in "USA: Protesters rally for anti-mask protest, chant "We can"t breathe" Ruptly ran a story featuring Alex Jones of all people railing against masks and BLM at the same time. What is insidious is how being anti-mask has now morphed into identity politics and racism, which Russia is trying to push.

[Blue Owl]

12. Wouldn't surprise me in the least

What I do know for certain is that whoever is behind it is a fucking idiot

[customerserviceguy]

13. They certainly

take every possible opportunity to divide and weaken us any way they can. I'd be very surprised if they did not seize upon this pandemic as another way to do just that.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. It's also connected to the same ignorance

that leads people to think vaccines cause autism, or that the Earth is flat, or that it's only 6,000 years old.

[GeorgeGist]

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