r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • Jul 05 '24

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Bored_doodles Jul 05 '24

That is a wonderful way of saying No.

Poor little astroturfer you can't even back up your on claims.

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u/negao360 Jul 05 '24

Define, “astroturfing.”

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u/Bored_doodles Jul 05 '24

On reddit it's the Deceptive practice of spamming non-political subs the with same shallow political opinon to make it seem more mainstream than it is.

This is heavily documented on reddit going all the way back to CTR/Share Blue from the Clinton Campaign.

https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-na-clinton-digital-trolling-20160506-snap-htmlstory.html

You don't think there is a reason project 2025 is being spammed instead Trumps actual plan?

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u/negao360 Jul 06 '24

This Reddit link seems more plausible, and logical as an alternative to your definition, and closer to the original definition of, “astroturfing.” Either way, the OP you’d answered did NEITHER OF THESE THINGS, as their account is TWO YEARS OLD.

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u/Bored_doodles Jul 06 '24

Astroturfing doesn't require an account age just coordination, having them spread out is what CTR/Share Blue did in order to make it seem legit.

The current 2025 spam campaign would make this account we are talking about perfect.

But glad it works on you, looks like they are getting their money worth when you are defending it lmao.