I like to think that I am a wise person. I don’t fall for scams, though many have tried. I am hyper-vigilant when reading things on the internet, and I almost always ask myself, what is the source of this information? These days, the truth is harder to discern. With AI generated Deep Fakes, voice replicating software, and a troll farm on every corner I think I am justified in questioning what others around me say, and the information that they present as factual. Recently, and most certainly post debate, there seems to be a ton of stories, news media, and commenters in diaries that are pushing a negative narrative. For many that narrative will shape their opinion of our candidate and current President, Joseph R. Biden. There are so many negatives being put out there that I now feel that we at DKOS have been infiltrated by some of Putin’s troll farm agents and that they are diligently trying to influence our opinion of Candidate Biden.
So, from this point forward when I read a diary, a recap of some article from some other news source, or even an opinion or comment in a diary, that is negative or that I think is put there to sway opinion of Candidate Biden, I am going to assume that it is either a Russian, Chinese, or North Korean troll just doing Putin’s work. Because if it is not then the person posting it is just being a useful idiot, and they are the worst kind of people, because they don’t think before they hit that post button. I don’t care what the republicans think of Joe, I don’t care what the WSJ, NYT, or WP are saying, because each of them have shown their bias. Some worse than others. Joe is staying in the race, and he will win. I don’t care what polls say, they have proven themselves to be useless, over and over again. Joe is my man, anyone that says anything negative about Joe is doing Putin’s work for him and in my opinion is a useful idiot.
So, go ahead and say something bad about Joe, say he is thinking of dropping out, say whatever you want, or just repeat what some other useful idiot has said and I will make note of you as a useful idiot, or worse a Puppet for Putin.