They post just enough random topics to claim they aren’t a troll. Their goal is to spread just enough propaganda to discourage leftist and sway centrists on Lemmy (lol centrists on lemmy).
They’re a textbook example of a concern troll. But unlike Reddit, Lemmy is too small for their M.O. to go unnoticed. It’ll be nice when they eventually tire of their tactics being called out and go back to Reddit.
They’re also showing a pretty textbook example of Never Play Defense from the alt-right playbook. I’m honestly not sure why I engaged with them for the length of time I did, but I looked back at the flow of the conversation and it was something like:
Me: This article being repeated at the frequency it is, is propaganda
They: You’re saying Biden’s going to win the election, let me attack that viewpoint
Me: Biden’s record is actually pretty good, whereas Trump is the end of the world, that seems relevant
They: You’re saying CNN’s reporting of Biden is factually wrong
Me: It’s relevant that Trump is the end of the world
They: You’re saying we should ban CNN
Actually typing it out in summary, I have no clue WTF I was thinking with continuing the conversation that long 🤣
They’re a textbook example of a concern troll. But unlike Reddit, Lemmy is too small for their M.O. to go unnoticed. It’ll be nice when they eventually tire of their tactics being called out and go back to Reddit.
They’re also showing a pretty textbook example of Never Play Defense from the alt-right playbook. I’m honestly not sure why I engaged with them for the length of time I did, but I looked back at the flow of the conversation and it was something like:
Me: This article being repeated at the frequency it is, is propaganda
They: You’re saying Biden’s going to win the election, let me attack that viewpoint
Me: Biden’s record is actually pretty good, whereas Trump is the end of the world, that seems relevant
They: You’re saying CNN’s reporting of Biden is factually wrong
Me: It’s relevant that Trump is the end of the world
They: You’re saying we should ban CNN
Actually typing it out in summary, I have no clue WTF I was thinking with continuing the conversation that long 🤣