Pretty disturbing, but I can see this type of stuff playing out on this board just like this.
What I've realized as I get older is that most people I meet and talk to are good people. We may differ on the school we went to, team we support, political party we generally vote for, church we attend or don't attend, whatever but in general most people are pretty good folk.
With media overload and online (limited) discussion becoming more prevalent, real talk is less common. We speak in soundbites, typically regurgitated, and call each other the same names over and over and over and never really listen(or read) to someone else. Conversation is difficult because we can't agree on any source.
In the end, we're being played and the people driving it are winning. In this case it's the Russians.
Scary.
Federal lawmakers on Wednesday released samples of 3,000 Facebook ads purchased by Russian operatives during the 2016 presidential campaign. The ads conveyed the wide range of influence Russian-linked groups tried to enact on Americans – but one set of ads in particular hit close to home.
Last year, two Russian Facebook pages organized dueling rallies in front of the Islamic Da’wah Center of Houston, according to information released by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican.
Heart of Texas, a Russian-controlled Facebook group that promoted Texas secession, leaned into an image of the state as a land of guns and barbecue and amassed hundreds of thousands of followers. One of their ads on Facebook announced a noon rally on May 21, 2016 to “Stop Islamification of Texas.”
A separate Russian-sponsored group, United Muslims of America, advertised a “Save Islamic Knowledge” rally for the same place and time.
On that day, protesters organized by the two groups showed up on Travis Street in downtown Houston, a scene that appeared on its face to be a protest and a counterprotest. Interactions between the two groups eventually escalated into confrontation and verbal attacks.
Burr, the committee's chairman, unveiled the ads at a hearing Wednesday morning and said Russians managed to pit Texans against each other for the bargain price of $200.
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/1...nized-protest-texas-different-russian-page-l/
What I've realized as I get older is that most people I meet and talk to are good people. We may differ on the school we went to, team we support, political party we generally vote for, church we attend or don't attend, whatever but in general most people are pretty good folk.
With media overload and online (limited) discussion becoming more prevalent, real talk is less common. We speak in soundbites, typically regurgitated, and call each other the same names over and over and over and never really listen(or read) to someone else. Conversation is difficult because we can't agree on any source.
In the end, we're being played and the people driving it are winning. In this case it's the Russians.
Scary.
Federal lawmakers on Wednesday released samples of 3,000 Facebook ads purchased by Russian operatives during the 2016 presidential campaign. The ads conveyed the wide range of influence Russian-linked groups tried to enact on Americans – but one set of ads in particular hit close to home.
Last year, two Russian Facebook pages organized dueling rallies in front of the Islamic Da’wah Center of Houston, according to information released by U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, a North Carolina Republican.
Heart of Texas, a Russian-controlled Facebook group that promoted Texas secession, leaned into an image of the state as a land of guns and barbecue and amassed hundreds of thousands of followers. One of their ads on Facebook announced a noon rally on May 21, 2016 to “Stop Islamification of Texas.”
A separate Russian-sponsored group, United Muslims of America, advertised a “Save Islamic Knowledge” rally for the same place and time.
On that day, protesters organized by the two groups showed up on Travis Street in downtown Houston, a scene that appeared on its face to be a protest and a counterprotest. Interactions between the two groups eventually escalated into confrontation and verbal attacks.
Burr, the committee's chairman, unveiled the ads at a hearing Wednesday morning and said Russians managed to pit Texans against each other for the bargain price of $200.
https://www.texastribune.org/2017/1...nized-protest-texas-different-russian-page-l/
