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Rules?  There's No Rules In A Chrump Fight

February 29, 2020

A recent email from MoveOn.org related the following:

“Disinformation is false information deliberately spread in order to influence public opinion.  Remember the Facebook ads in 2016 that spread the blatant lie that Democrats could vote from home via text message?  Or viral fearmongering lies that millions of noncitizens were voting in the election?  Or ads from the Trump campaign targeting Black voters in Florida, saying, "Hillary Thinks African Americans Are Super Predators"?  Those were disinformation campaigns explicitly designed to suppress Democratic voter turnout and help Donald Trump win—and they worked.

In 2016, Trump ran an unprecedented digital ad campaign that was fueled largely by disinformation.  And that, coupled with disinformation campaigns from foreign governments like Russia and domestic groups with a vested interest in Trump's victory, helped lead him to victory.”

Yeah, it worked.  And who do you think has more easily misled people in their camp?  More willing to believe anything they are told, despite a preponderance of evidence to the contrary?  Democrats or Republican'ts?  My money is on the people who elected an orange racist with half a brain.

These machines kill fascist, but only if you use them

MoveOn decided they are going to combat the Republican't disinformation campaign by finding and exposing their scams as quickly as possible.  That’s okay, but this is no time for coloring within the lines and fighting fair.  We can think about that after, and only after, the Orange Gas Cloud has dissipated into oblivion.  Not until he is nothing more than a stain on Twitter, and someone no other ex-president ever wants anything to do with.

No, I say Democrats should do exactly what Republcan'ts have been doing for decades.  Send out erroneous texts, emails, tweets, F*&#book posts targeting Chrump voters.  Tell them the election is November 4th.  Target them with emails telling them that Donald Chrump has already won the election so they need not bother wasting their precious time voting at all.  Tell them that since America is so great, it was decided that we are simply giving Chrump an extra two years, no-questions-asked, to make sure America stays great again before risking someone else in the White House.  Put up posters in trailer parks saying that white people will automatically have their votes counted for Chrump.  Whatever.  The time for protocol, decorum and ethics is not now.  Maybe later.

I like MoveOn.  They have been tirelessly fighting for democracy and sanity for many years now.  I am not suggesting that they abandon their plan to ambush the ambush.  But, someone with the wherewithal should fight fire with fire.  Russia, if you’re listening, I hope you can find that pee-pee tape we know you have.

I. Mangrey reporting.  We never had this conversation.