re: Wapo: Bernie Sanders notified by US intel that Russia is trying to help his campaign

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Do you honestly think Russia is the CAUSE of conspiracy theories?

Do you remember the bush and obama years? Just as many conspiracies

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Disinformation is simply an accelerant and most disinformation comes from local actors, not foreign governments. You've got Macedonian teens putting alarmism out there for credulous boomers to make a buck, not for any political purpose. It's a mess out there.

It's the modern infosphere that is allowing this to happen. When the printing press came out, Europe was torn apart & it's spread was way slower than tech connectivity and social media. Meanwhile, neoliberal economics is melting down simultaneously, so we're in some shite.