• natecheese@kbin.melroy.org
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    7 months ago

    Are you implying FUD is a conspiracy theory? Or that FUD exists on the fediverse is a conspiracy theory? Or that the recent ā€œvote uncommitted movement is FUDā€ is the conspiracy theory?

    Regardless, Iā€™m not dismissing the vote uncommitted opinion, and I certainly donā€™t dislike it. Even if the ā€œvote uncommittedā€ movement is Russian FUD Iā€™m all in on it, and Iā€™m even committed to taking it a step further because Iā€™m so upset about the Joe Bidenā€™s extreme facists policies.

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      7 months ago

      Iā€™m saying that every time you see someone who doesnā€™t support genocide, you immediately jump to ā€œthey must be Russian!ā€

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        7 months ago

        Sorry for not making it more clear, that is an example of how FUD works and not something I know for certain is FUD.

        It has a lot of the hallmarks of a Russian FUD campaign. Itā€™s catchy, itā€™s easy to explain and understand, it has a very strong appeal to emotion, itā€™s easy for someone to participate in and feel good about themselves, it allows participants to feel connected to a cause without actually having to really do anything, it undermines Bidenā€™s presidency to the benefit of Russia and Trump.

        Given the timing, the nature of the campaign, how it seems to be spreading, and who benefits from it, I think that thereā€™s a really good chance that Russians or some other group are amplifying and spreading the campaign even if they didnā€™t originate it.

        I am open to the possibility that itā€™s a purely organic campaign, however weā€™re unlikely to ever know with certainty if the vote uncommited campaign is FUD or organic. Unfortunately thatā€™s just the nature of FUD which makes it so effective.