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> Russia, which is blamed for every single societal ill these days I don't see this at all, other than things Russia does (in Ukraine, Syria, Georgia, and DNC

> Russia, which is blamed for every single societal ill these days I don't see this at all, other than things Russia does (in Ukraine, Syria, Georgia, and DNC computers).

Mikeb85 10y ago
First, do you remember when the US engineered the Orange and Rose 'revolutions'? Or when the US incited Saakashvili to go to war with Russia? As for Syria, I don't see what you could possibly blame Russia for there, except preventing a genocide of the few Christians and non-Sunni Muslims that are left there. Concerning the DNC 'hack', most of the new evidence points to it being a leak, not a hack. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/julian-assange-more-clinton-leaks-227438 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/julian-assange-more-cl... But yes, blame Russia for everything. PS. Have you seen Victor Yushchenko's face lately? He's looking pretty good.
- hackuser 10y ago
  Hard to tell if you are serious, sarcastic, or a troll. For anyone not familiar with it, the above repeats Russian propaganda like it's straight out of the manual (though I hadn't heard the DNC hack one before, but that's a pretty new topic). Unfortunately, the facts don't cooperate. Russia does pay teams of astroturfers; perhaps I've met one! What's it like to work there? HN readers would be very curious to know.
  - Mikeb85 10y ago
    Nice rebuttal. Ignore the facts, accuse me of being a paid troll. It's ok, you probably don't follow world news beyond the occasional CNN sound bite. Its pretty damn amazing how few people remember the colour revolutions of a few years ago, or the many other times the US has overthrown foreign governments.
    - hackuser 10y ago
      Probably I follow world news more, and at a more sophisticated level, than anyone you know (besides journalists on that beat or practitioners, and possibly not even then).

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> Russia, which is blamed for every single societal ill these days I don't see this at all, other than things Russia does (in Ukraine, Syria, Georgia, and DNC

by hackuser 10y ago

> Russia, which is blamed for every single societal ill these days I don't see this at all, other than things Russia does (in Ukraine, Syria, Georgia, and DNC computers).

Mikeb85 10y ago
First, do you remember when the US engineered the Orange and Rose 'revolutions'? Or when the US incited Saakashvili to go to war with Russia? As for Syria, I don't see what you could possibly blame Russia for there, except preventing a genocide of the few Christians and non-Sunni Muslims that are left there. Concerning the DNC 'hack', most of the new evidence points to it being a leak, not a hack. http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/julian-assange-more-clinton-leaks-227438 http://www.politico.com/story/2016/08/julian-assange-more-cl... But yes, blame Russia for everything. PS. Have you seen Victor Yushchenko's face lately? He's looking pretty good.
- hackuser 10y ago
  Hard to tell if you are serious, sarcastic, or a troll. For anyone not familiar with it, the above repeats Russian propaganda like it's straight out of the manual (though I hadn't heard the DNC hack one before, but that's a pretty new topic). Unfortunately, the facts don't cooperate. Russia does pay teams of astroturfers; perhaps I've met one! What's it like to work there? HN readers would be very curious to know.
  - Mikeb85 10y ago
    Nice rebuttal. Ignore the facts, accuse me of being a paid troll. It's ok, you probably don't follow world news beyond the occasional CNN sound bite. Its pretty damn amazing how few people remember the colour revolutions of a few years ago, or the many other times the US has overthrown foreign governments.
    - hackuser 10y ago
      Probably I follow world news more, and at a more sophisticated level, than anyone you know (besides journalists on that beat or practitioners, and possibly not even then).