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To: 1rudeboy
all they do is spew Russian government talking-points

I appreciate your reply, and for the sake of this argument I will concede the above statement.

But my real question here was about the motives of the "Russian trolls", not their actions.

So the question I'm trying to ask is not WHAT are they saying, but WHY do you think they're saying it. It's that "why" that differentiates a troll from someone who is simply wrong.

56 posted on 11/26/2015 10:09:59 AM PST by Leaning Right (Why am I holding this lantern? I am looking for the next Reagan.)
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To: Leaning Right

Well, we know that the Russian government pays people to post comments favoring Russia on websites. So the motive of the troll merely might be financial. For others, it might be ideological. For even others (such as a Paultard), it simply is stupidity.


63 posted on 11/26/2015 10:21:09 AM PST by 1rudeboy
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