• PugJesus@lemmy.worldOP
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      3 months ago

      Tankies almost always buy into the propaganda of foreign powers. I don’t think they’re a troll, just legitimately part of a community that reinforces very vile and incorrect beliefs.

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        I don’t think they’re a troll

        Russia literally pays for army of trolls writing and spreading their propaganda on social media in almost the entire EU. I’ve seen their posts in Polish social media - initial non controversial post, fake upvotes then smearing campaign in the comments - their’re doing this world wide. It seems that tankies are specifically vulnerable to this.

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          Oh, they’re definitely parroting the propaganda peddled by Russian trolls, I just think they themselves are in good faith with their insanity.

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    I’m still convinced the tankie communities are like 20% actual people and the rest just bots or AI models.

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    “All the propaganda you have consumed uncritically,” juxtaposed with, “the camps have done nothing but improve Uyghurs’ lives!”

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      3 months ago
      1. Who?

      2. Please be sure to obscure usernames on posts to prevent doxxing.

      3. Just doesn’t feel right, leaving usernames out in the open like that.