Jamalisms Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 Quote Heart of Texas soon grew into the most popular Texas secession page on Facebook — one that, at one point in 2016, boasted more followers than the official Texas Democrat and Republican Facebook pages combined. By the time Facebook took the page down recently, it had a quarter of a million followers. ... The page’s “About” section proclaimed that “Texas’s the land protected by Lord [sic].” Grammatical and spelling glitches were everywhere: “In Love With Texas Shape,” “State Fair of Texas – Has You Already Visited?,” “Always Be Ready for a Texas Size,” “No Hypoclintos in the God Blessed Texas.” (Or take this caption for a photo of country music star George Strait: “Life is not breaths you take, but the moments that take your breth [sic] away.”) Yet the typos never seemed to raise any suspicions in readers’ minds. (EDIT: This made me laugh) ... But Heart of Texas, sadly, was no joke. At one point the page’s organizers even managed to stir up its followers into staging an armed, anti-Islamic protest in Houston. As gradually became clear, this was part of a broader strategy. The sponsors of the page were keen to exacerbate America’s own internal divisions. ... But Heart of Texas, sadly, was no joke. At one point the page’s organizers even managed to stir up its followers into staging an armed, anti-Islamic protest in Houston. As gradually became clear, this was part of a broader strategy. The sponsors of the page were keen to exacerbate America’s own internal divisions. And then, in August, it was gone. Just like that, the most popular Texas secession page on Facebook was revealed to be a Russian front, operated by the notorious Internet Research Agency. ... We know that the Russians behind these sites played all of their readers, and especially those who showed up at its protests in places like Twin Falls and Fort Myers and Houston, for fools. Considering that the number of their combined followers ranged into the millions — with some estimates placing total views potentially in the billions — they’re probably right. The creators of Heart of Texas not only targeted the sociopolitical tensions within the United States. They also exploited our gullibility, which turned out to be far greater than I could have ever imagined. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/democracy-post/wp/2017/10/17/how-the-russians-pretended-to-be-texans-and-texans-believed-them/ Just one example of the pervasiveness of the message - and type of message - they were scamming people with. And the message sounds a lot like what some people here. Careful the comrades you keep, folks. Some of you are definitely among the victims. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
OILERMAN Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 My cousin posted a photo shopped pic of Hillary with Ben Laden. That pic has since been exposed as a Russian scam. I heard someone nail it, these people are not deplorables, they are "Gullibles" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starkiller Posted October 21, 2017 Report Share Posted October 21, 2017 5 hours ago, OILERMAN said: My cousin posted a photo shopped pic of Hillary with Ben Laden. That pic has since been exposed as a Russian scam. I heard someone nail it, these people are not deplorables, they are "Gullibles" Trump Suckers I call them... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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