Nothing Russia does is less than the U.S. does, and nothing the U.S. does is less than Russia.
Ever had a brown bear in the back seat of your car? Not that you need to, but did you ever? That’s a minor example of what the Russians do when they need to do.
Surprisingly, Ukies need to do what’s good for them too. They are inept, EU won’t help them any more, and we shouldn’t jig up the Ukies any more - it’ll only work to their detriment.
The "Ukies" have evidently killed more Russian soldiers than we lost in Iraq, and have stopped your gay lover Putin from doing anything other than cowardly using cease fire periods to force Ukrainian forces to withdraw so he can carry out terrorist attacks like some Muslim.
The Russkies have more tanks in Ukraine than most European countries have in their entire armies, and still can't do much more than die.
A June article by Max Seddon of BuzzFeed reported the Kremlin was spending millions of dollars to pay English-speaking Russians to promote President Vladimir Putin and his policies in U.S. media like Fox News broadcasting and The Huffington Post and Politico news sites. Trolls are reportedly expected to manage multiple fake accounts and post on news articles 50 times a day, often with sentiments as simplistic as “Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!â€
http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/08/the-kremlins-troll-army/375932/
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"Trolls are reportedly expected to manage multiple fake accounts and post on news articles 50 times a day, often with sentiments as simplistic as 'Putin makes Obama look stupid and weak!'..."
They do this only in an attempt to win the trust of anti-Obama folks -- a disingenuous attempt to add credibility to their pro-Russia, pro-Putin BS.
Yet it seems to work on some of us! In reality, Obama is the best thing that has happened to Russia in a long time. He has (intentionally) paved the way for their long-awaited post-Soviet Union comeback.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/maxseddon/documents-show-how-russias-troll-army-hit-america
Russian investigative journalists and bloggers have uncovered an army of internet trolls paid to pour invective on the Kremlin's opponents and heap praise on President Putin.
Posing as job applicants, the reporters discovered the government hacks working at a small company called the St Petersburg Internet Research Agency. ..."
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/news/world/asia/article3891720.ece
British newspaper The Guardian notes that recently, readers have been complaining of pro-Russia propaganda being posted in the comments section of articles about Russia and Ukraine.
One reader wrote to The Guardian:
"One need only pick a Ukraine article at random, pick any point in the comments at random, and they will find themselves in a sea of incredibly aggressive and hostile users (the most obvious have accounts created since February 2014 ... but there also exist those who registered with the Guardian before the high point of the crisis) who post the most biased, inciteful [sic] pro-Kremlin, anti-western propaganda that seems as if it's taken from a template, so repetitive are the statements. Furthermore, these comments are consistently capturing inordinate numbers of 'recommends', sometimes on the order of 10 to 12 times what pro-Ukrainian comments receive."
Guardian comment moderators believe this is an orchestrated campaign.
Russia has worked hard to make people believe that the country is supporting the Russian-speaking population in Ukraine and defending those people against some type of threat. These "comment mills" play into that strategy.
Last year, The Atlantic wrote about how the Russian government apparently pays people to "sit in a room, surf the Internet, and leave sometimes hundreds of postings a day that criticize the country's opposition and promote Kremlin-backed policymakers."
This practice isn't new, according to The Atlantic. But it can stifle open discussion about political issues in Russia, giving a louder voice to those who support the Kremlin.
http://www.businessinsider.com/putin-paying-people-to-post-pro-russia-propaganda-in-comments-2014-5
Brown bear in the backseat? Oh, that’s a great metaphor. Thanks for the insight.