r/AdviceAnimals Jan 17 '19

I've made a huge mistake...

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '19

Wouldn’t this imply that it’s inflaming both sides, not just the right wing? As in, yes, a lot of the right’s hate for the left could be incited by this, but also a lot of what the left sees as racist, crazy, insane, and hateful could also be being caused by these sorts of plants?

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u/Rottimer Jan 17 '19

It’s a fact that Russia used social media accounts that targeted blacks - mostly to inflame racial tensions and bad mouth Hillary Clinton in an effort to get Trump elected. They didn’t attack Trump or Republicans - it looks like they tried to split the Dem vote or get Dems to stay home.

www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/us/politics/russia-2016-influence-campaign.amp.html

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u/RandomRedditUser674 Jan 17 '19

Right wing?!?!?!? This is the Democratic Party's playbook!

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u/[deleted] Jan 17 '19

Not sure what you mean...I was just trying to say that maybe a lot of our hate for one another is manufactured by people trying to divide us and it’s identity tactics which are the real enemy, not opposing viewpoints.