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Well we just had a presidential election if not decided, certainly influenced by this same group, I can't think of a better thing to spend taxpayer money on tha

Well we just had a presidential election if not decided, certainly influenced by this same group, I can't think of a better thing to spend taxpayer money on than ensuring that elections are free from interference.

robdachshund 8y ago
I fail to see how what amounts to a whistleblowing action revealing horrendous actions done by one of the two viable political parties is "interference." The information revealed was information I was happy to learn. It was true, factual information taken directly from the bad actors committing crimes, violating federal law, and committing election fraud. The other point is that we don't even know who leaked the information. The emails were completely unsecured and they were likely hacked by everyone and their dog. If the leak came from a US whistleblower, would it still be "interference?" Why on earth would you not want to know this information? Because of political bias?
espeed 8y ago
Do you know the size of the Russian economy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia How many individual US states have an economy larger than Russia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states_and_sovereign_states_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states... And the size of the PR industry? https://www.statista.com/topics/3521/public-relations/ https://www.statista.com/topics/3521/public-relations/ We invented the modern PR industry, AI, and social media. That's our bailiwick. You think Russia outclassed us at our own game, at home on our own platforms, on the biggest stage, in the highest stakes game of all? That would be like the Russian basketball team [0] beating the US Dream Team [1] in all of our major sports at once. Not gonna happen. [0] Russian Basketball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_basketball_tea... [1] US Dream Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Oly...
- JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
  I wonder if you know how silly your comment reads?
  - espeed 8y ago
    Tell me JohnJamesRambo. How so?

robdachshund 8y ago

I fail to see how what amounts to a whistleblowing action revealing horrendous actions done by one of the two viable political parties is "interference." The information revealed was information I was happy to learn. It was true, factual information taken directly from the bad actors committing crimes, violating federal law, and committing election fraud. The other point is that we don't even know who leaked the information. The emails were completely unsecured and they were likely hacked by everyone and their dog. If the leak came from a US whistleblower, would it still be "interference?" Why on earth would you not want to know this information? Because of political bias?

espeed 8y ago

Do you know the size of the Russian economy? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Russia How many individual US states have an economy larger than Russia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states_and_sovereign_states_by_GDP_(nominal) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comparison_between_U.S._states... And the size of the PR industry? https://www.statista.com/topics/3521/public-relations/ https://www.statista.com/topics/3521/public-relations/ We invented the modern PR industry, AI, and social media. That's our bailiwick. You think Russia outclassed us at our own game, at home on our own platforms, on the biggest stage, in the highest stakes game of all? That would be like the Russian basketball team [0] beating the US Dream Team [1] in all of our major sports at once. Not gonna happen. [0] Russian Basketball https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_basketball_tea... [1] US Dream Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Olympic_basketball_team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_United_States_men%27s_Oly...

JohnJamesRambo 8y ago
I wonder if you know how silly your comment reads?
- espeed 8y ago
  Tell me JohnJamesRambo. How so?