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The Something Awful Forums > Discussion > Debate & Discussion > Possible massive organized trolling?
 
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Acid Haze
Feb 16, 2009

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Father O'Blivion posted:

This is called politics.

pol·i·tics
ˈpäləˌtiks
noun

The activities associated with the governance of a country or other area, especially the debate or conflict among individuals or parties having or hoping to achieve power.

It just happens to be CYBER-enabled these days.

Edit: The extremely reflexive sort of debate you're referring to (regardless of medium) has echos of the political climate just prior to the American Civil War http://cwnc.omeka.chass.ncsu.edu/exhibits/show/benjamin-hedrick/polticalclimate

I would say that seizing upon a valid concern from the election, fake news, and turning it into blanket accusation of our entire news media is not only outside the political norm, but it is inherently dangerous as the POTUS tries to steer people away from relative truth and into 24 hour-a-day Trump propaganda.

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