
Originally Posted by
sonatine
anything that bashes something is good trolling, but they dont need to control narratives, they can simply amplify anything thats good trolling because it inflames partisan friction.
its why russia also sets up BLM puppet pages, for example. and why jill stein was so weirdly over-represented. and why tulsi is now.
its like that bit about trolling; the point isnt the opinion you post, the point is the 50 people smashing keys because you posted it.
example; if kamala gets elected, russia will inflame global extremism on both sides of the aisle and then finance the influencers pointing at it and saying 'this is the result of progressive politics' the loudest.
the reason why they would prefer a trump win is because he is going to do 90% of that for free.
I can't see how you believe they'd prefer a Trump win. Maybe that's what you'd like to believe, but that just isn't the case.
Attacks from your own side can kill you. Look at how Romney's influence in the party (and among the base) fell, once Trump went after him.
The Russians were smart to pay conservative influencers -- most of whom were phonies and just in it for the money in the first place -- to do their bidding to help fracture the Trump-supporting base. That can force people to stay home during the election -- people who are not the slightest bit swayed by media or left wing talking points against Trump. Hell, I'm not even a MAGA guy, but I also tune out of the left when they bash Trump.
Look, bottom line is Trump is not predictable. He flies by the seat of his pants with foreign policy, whereas Democrats have a very obvious playbook put together by "experts", and they're even dumb enough to directly state what their plans will be.
I've compared it before to a poker game. The opponent you hate playing against is the loose-aggressive guy who can literally do anything at any time, but isn't just making mindless moves. Some of his moves are stupid and some are smart, and you have no idea where you are a lot of the time. The easiest opponent is the ABC player who only bets/raises when he has it, and never deviates from a set strategy.
Of course Russia wants the predictable opponent. It's a Democrat faantasy that Biden/Kamala are the masters of great foreign policy which frustrates Russia, and Trump is the simpleton they manipulate.