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> It's not just Russia. Indeed - but my (short) reply was intended to lampshade the aversion of many public figures and certain news-media outlets to name Russ
by DaiPlusPlus 6y ago
> It's not just Russia.
Indeed - but my (short) reply was intended to lampshade the aversion of many public figures and certain news-media outlets to name Russia specifically when the evidence suggests they're the lead perpetrators: either out of fear of being retaliated against or because they want to suggest or imply that the Democratic party is "just as bad as the Republicans" and that they're in cahoots with _some other_ equally nefarious country's disinformation campaign. Which is concerning because discouraging the electorate from voting by spreading messages of false-equivalency is exactly what Russia's IRA does.