[ETL]

In other words, Hillary colluded with the Russians.

And let us not forget that Russian trolls infested many social media sites, including, almost certainly, this one. Not all, or even most, of the pro-Russia people here are likely paid trolls, but some surely must be. We know that they were (and are still) out there in force, and so why wouldn't they infest a large popular site like this one.

[Zhang Fei]

[Not all, or even most, of the pro-Russia people here are likely paid trolls, but some surely must be. We know that they were (and are still) out there in force, and so why wouldn’t they infest a large popular site like this one. ]

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While there are people on the Russian payroll, I expect a good number are some combo of low-information right-wingers, ethnic Russians or Slavs drawn to Russia’s defense out of ethnic affinity, as well as others generically hostile to American foreign policy because it conflicts with what they perceive to be the interests of their home country (i.e. Arabs, Orthodox Christians, Latin Americans, et al). White supremacists and white identity groups have taken to Putin for some strange reason, despite the fact that he, like the tsars before him, is basically an empire-builder who has no issues embracing new subjects/citizens of any race, ethnicity or religion as long as they are productive and don’t mount a revolt against him. Russia is taking in hordes of Central Asians who are basically a mix of Mongol, Indian and Persian, and Muslim in the bargain.
https://thediplomat.com/2019/01/to-russia-or-turkey-a-central-asian-migrant-workers-big-choice/
https://www.rferl.org/a/how-muslim-migrants-are-reshaping-russia-s-dying-countryside-one-village-at-a-time/29237540.html

[Oklahoma]

It is not difficult to “spot” the Putin trolls. They always defend, excuse or promote the Russian propaganda.

Great post.