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pbmus

(12,422 posts) Sat May 12, 2018, 03:18 PM May 2018

Russia pushed the racist button...

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Russia pushed the racist button... (Original Post) pbmus May 2018 OP

but the fact that it worked is american problem AlexSFCA May 2018 #1

exactly nini May 2018 #2

absolutely. I don't even blame putin for this AlexSFCA May 2018 #3

Russia is a white nationalist state. They are just spreading their ideology. IluvPitties May 2018 #6

Huh? malaise May 2018 #8

Kick and Rec worth a read DUers. Likely Brad Parscale and... Anon-C May 2018 #4

The racial antagonism cut both ways. Igel May 2018 #5

These need to be put in a museum of national shame. Hugin May 2018 #7

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

1. but the fact that it worked is american problem

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 03:41 PM

May 2018

nini

(16,672 posts)

2. exactly

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #1)

Sat May 12, 2018, 03:42 PM

May 2018

Those ads just brought it to the surface.

AlexSFCA

(6,137 posts)

3. absolutely. I don't even blame putin for this

Reply to nini (Reply #2)

Sat May 12, 2018, 03:44 PM

May 2018

If we are so dumb to be influenced by facebook ads then we deserve trump

IluvPitties

(3,181 posts)

6. Russia is a white nationalist state. They are just spreading their ideology.

Reply to AlexSFCA (Reply #3)

Sat May 12, 2018, 05:04 PM

May 2018

We are not mature enough as a nation to reject our lowest instincts.

malaise

(268,553 posts)

8. Huh?

Reply to IluvPitties (Reply #6)

Sat May 12, 2018, 06:55 PM

May 2018

That means that USA's lowest instincts are also racist

Anon-C

(3,430 posts)

4. Kick and Rec worth a read DUers. Likely Brad Parscale and...

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 03:49 PM

May 2018

...the Trump campaign were using the methods discussed to target ads based on FB profiles with more political content, leaving the content meant to racially antagonize to the Russians and other surrogates.

Igel

(35,268 posts)

5. The racial antagonism cut both ways.

Reply to Anon-C (Reply #4)

Sat May 12, 2018, 04:54 PM

May 2018

Don't like police-bashing by BLM? There's an ad for you.

Don't like that two black men were arrested and beaten in an act of racial injustice? There's an ad for you.

Think that unauthorized persons who immigrated are voting and undermining the electoral voting system? Hey, look at this!

You think that the repubs are rigging the system and the EC is an abomination anyway? Tune in to this ad.

I can see racially antagonizing the Trump base to get them pissed off and turn out to vote. You appeal to extreme identity folk, you get them revved up.

Antagonizing the Clinton/Sanders base to get *them* pissed off and turn out to vote, not so much. You appeal to extreme identity folk, and you *still* get them revved up.

Remember: Goal 3, a late goal, was to support Trump.

Goal 2, an early goal, was to work against HRC.

Goal 1, the first goal, was to undermine faith and confidence by Americans in the American political system. If you do that, you're abiding by our Russian overlord's wishes.

Hugin

(32,989 posts)

7. These need to be put in a museum of national shame.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Sat May 12, 2018, 06:51 PM

May 2018

Explaining how easy it is to manipulate hate in the Land of the Free.

Perhaps, someday they will... But, there are millions of people in the US who won't admit they have a problem, yet.

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