• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    8 months ago

    it describes how IRA employees masquerade on EVERY side of a wedge issue, with the goal being to polarize.

    I’m pretty sure I’ve encountered several of those on Lemmy. I won’t say who, but they frequently get called out and their post/comment history seems to confirm that.

    Those types are classified as “false ally” if I’m not mistaken?

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        8 months ago

        If you were getting paid for this you’d still be grumpy, but it would be performative instead of genuine.

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            8 months ago

            Ah. Well, I don’t know what to tell you there. lol I can only speak for myself.

            Personally, I never accuse anyone of anything; I merely look at their history and judge for myself and respond accordingly (or not) on a case by case basis.

            I did amend my first comment to caution against assuming someone is a troll just because they disagree with you. That also seems to be common from what I’ve seen: too many people (not just on Lemmy) seem to completely lack nuance and see the world in a black and white, binary way.