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In reply to the discussion: Massive misinformation campaign against Israel. [View all]yardwork
(61,941 posts)As I've said in some follow-up posts, this is way bigger than DSA. I mentioned them because I have personal connections there, as well as with gaming sites, so this was some evidence I've observed personally.
What I'm saying is that it appears to me that there was a planned, coordinated PR blitz that went out in support of Palestine and against Israel - not coincidentally using age-old antisemitic tropes to stir up people's emotions - the day after 10/7. The same images, phrases, and talking points appeared simultaneously, just about everywhere, immediately after Israel was attacked. Social media, news media, college organizations, progressive groups - bang, they all got the same message. There's an article linked in this thread with evidence of bots pushing out this propaganda.
It's my opinion that Putin, in concert with billionaires and other bad actors, helped coordinate and implement this campaign, just as they did to influence the 2016 election, Brexit, and other elections. It is a conspiracy. The owners of social media are either in on it or useful tools. Everybody in the conspiracy has a simple goal: money and power.
I have close personal connections to DSA and gamers. I love them; they're good people. They vote for Democrats. But they, like people on Facebook and Twitter and in college clubs, are vulnerable to outside agitators and bad actors infiltrating to spread propaganda. That's what I'm seeing.