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I know astroturfing exists, and yes that is an example of it. "Dark brandon" is another such example.
I believe .ml is just another form of it with "liberals are right politically"
The purpose of .ml is to create views and opinions alternate and divide the left. It's a toxic place with more support than should be warranted by it's values.
I still don't know what you think astroturfing is and which groups are doing the astroturfing
Same political groups that create walkway and bernbros. It's your heritage foundation, Koch Bros, freedom alliance this or that. Same political groups it's always been. The left are being pushed to decimate its own numbers by alienating itself from itself. It's clear as day when viewing places like .ml and other Lemmy instances
Sure looks like the left has been growing in numbers from my time in leftist orgs. I'm also not sure the likelihood of the heritage foundation taking a chance on accidentally initiating Black Panthers 2.0 in the US.
Just because you don't agree with people on this platform, you should probably understand that lemmy, a place that can't be swayed by an algorithm controlled by billionaires, and notably created by communist developers, would attract other communists here. You came into our space questioned our legitimacy here. The fuck
Lol oh yea, you guys are black Panther 2.0
Come on. You're a poison pill not a black Panther.
Jesus Christ reading comprehension
You said it
The same people behind walkaway are behind the berniebros and lemmy? Also please please tell me what you think astroturfing is I'm dying to know
Apparently those on ml are gonna be used the right, to keep pushing left? 🤔
Do you think groups on the right were behind things like walkaway and bernbros?
Astroturfing is when groups deceptively create content in digital spaces to manipulate and influence those spaces to believe a movement or initiative is derived from a grassroots or organic origin. The goal is to move the group whatever the vested interest wants them to be.
I bet you were going to argue Lemmy isn't on anyone's radar because it's so small and we're all just super grass roots and organic.
Behind walkaway absolutely: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36t5-0Tpu30
The bernie movement was notably organic with a lot of volunteer activity and not astroturfed. That's why the nomination going to Hillary was such a big upset.
The main developers of lemmy are funded by individual donations and the instances largely as well. The only exception I think of is lemmy.world if I remember correctly. Precisely which organisations do you think are astroturfing on lemmy?