"Russian troll" accusations [View all]
I'm seeing this a lot over the past few days, in various more or less heated threads, usually about the Franken issue.
It's an easy way to try to shut down an argument.
It's also exactly the sort of tactic a true "Russian troll", on whatever side of an argument, would deploy to sow division! Beware when you point at someone, because your other fingers are pointing at you.
It would be really neat if those in the habit of throwing this accusation around would cut it out.
If you genuinely suspect somebody's up to no good, I believe MIRT would like to hear from you.
Trolls may well be among us - Russian or just plain old GOP or simple mischief-makers, as has long been the case.
If so, it's going to take a bit more subtlety to identify them.
If they have bad arguments or are spreading misinformation, that should be easy enough to challenge without resorting to a cheap jibe.
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