So, the election-meddling Putin-Nazi disinformationists are at it again! Oh yes, while Americans have been distracted by Russiagate, Obstructiongate, Redactiongate, or whatever it's being called at this point, here in Europe, we are purportedly being bombarded with Russian "disinformation" aimed at fomenting confusion and chaos in advance of the upcoming EU elections, which are due to take place in less than two weeks.
The New York Times reports that an entire "constellation" of social media accounts "linked to Russia and far-right groups" is disseminating extremist "disinformation," "encouraging discord," and "amplifying distrust in the centrist parties that have governed for decades." These accounts share some of the same "digital fingerprints," and are engaging in "tactics" similar to the "tactics used in previous Russian attacks," notably
the Kremlin's notorious mass-brainwashing of millions of defenseless African Americans with those deceptive anti-masturbation memes during the 2016 elections.
Now, this is not just a bunch of nonsense dressed up with authoritative-sounding lingo. No, The
Times spoke to "analysts" and "advocacy groups," which informed them that certain websites in Italy "share the same signatures" as certain other websites sharing certain "pro-Kremlin views." Moreover, two "political groups" in Germany used the same Internet service providers as those "Russian hackers" who attacked our democracy by stealing those Democratic Party emails that transformed Americans overnight into a nation of Trump-loving white supremacists!
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