'The Guardian' monitors have found an orchestrated campaign of pro-Russian trolls infesting comment threads...

its like this....THE ENEMY OF MY ENEMY IS MY FRIEND.. GET IT?

Over simplification. He is an enemy to the persona of Obama yes. But in no way is he a friend to Americans. Supporting him is still supporting an enemy of Americans because he in no way would uphold our personal freedoms either. In fact he would take them away with force like he has already done to those in Russia while making himself a billionaire many times over with your money while the countries infrastructure and quality of living goes to shit. Again like he did to Russians. He is still the enemy. Just a different enemy. He just also happens to also be the enemy of one of our enemies.
That does not automatically make him our friend.

Wait until Putin Invades Europe as planned.. they will wake up fast...

Guardian moderators, who deal with 40,000 comments a day, believe there is an orchestrated pro-Kremlin campaign...

[link to www.theguardian.com]

Many other sites are experiencing the same thing as well as GLP. Now don't come in here bitching at me thinking I'm accusing you of being a troll if you're pro-Russian. That being said, I believe there has been a drastic amount of pro-Russians that have come to this site over the past few months...

As the Chinese say ? The enemy of my enemy is my friend

To the OP:

I'm not a Pro Russian paid shill or a Putin fan boy, but I'm not stupid either. After the Victoria Nuland phone tape was released, it's pretty easy to see that the US staged a coup right at the doorstep of Russia in a country that Russia is economically and strategically reliant on. I think Putin has actually shown restraint in this whole thing. What would we do if it was reversed and Russia had somehow assisted in a coup to put neonazis in power in Canada?

There is a definite kremilin internet spin campaign going on.

it's amazingly obvious and it really shows how the Russians have failed to move on from the state of compulsive lying that was the ussr.

Oh, no.

They might actually convince the people of Europe that their Israeli/Saudi/Turk occupied governments have totally subverted their way of life, deplete their nation's blood and treasure to secure territory for Greater Israel and mineral monopolies for the House of Saud, and are hell bent on racially replacing them.

I've been here for 5 years and I've seen the Putin love, BUT NEVER ON THIS SCALE. Is it bad of me to point that out?

Do you think there have been more or less pro-Russian posters on GLP over the last few months?

WAY MORE BEYOND WAY MORE, The uptick in a percentage value is insane its almost 1000% increase in Pro Russian Users across all sights! Thats what ive been reading

More from the article:

Trolling covers a multitude of sins but a particularly nasty strain has emerged in the midst of the armed conflict in Ukraine, which infests comment threads on the Guardian and elsewhere, despite the best efforts of moderators. Readers and reporters alike are concerned that these are from those paid to troll, and to denigrate in abusive terms anyone criticising Russia or President Vladimir Putin.

On 23 April the writer complained again: "One need only pick a Ukraine article at random, pick any point in the comments at random, and they will find themselves in a sea of incredibly aggressive and hostile users (the most obvious have accounts created since February 2014 … but there also exist those who registered with the Guardian before the high point of the crisis) who post the most biased, inciteful [sic] pro-Kremlin, anti-western propaganda that seems as if it's taken from a template, so repetitive are the statements. Furthermore, these comments are consistently capturing inordinate numbers of 'recommends', sometimes on the order of 10 to 12 times what pro-Ukrainian comments receive."

On 7 February 2012 the Guardian reported: "A pro-Kremlin group runs a network of internet trolls, seeks to buy flattering coverage of Vladimir Putin and hatches plans to discredit opposition activists and media, according to private emails allegedly hacked by a group calling itself the Russian arm of Anonymous.

I'm not a Pro Russian paid shill or a Putin fan boy, but I'm not stupid either. After the Victoria Nuland phone tape was released, it's pretty easy to see that the US staged a coup right at the doorstep of Russia in a country that Russia is economically and strategically reliant on. I think Putin has actually shown restraint in this whole thing. What would we do if it was reversed and Russia had somehow assisted in a coup to put neonazis in power in Canada?

Guardian moderators, who deal with 40,000 comments a day, believe there is an orchestrated pro-Kremlin campaign...

[link to www.theguardian.com]

Many other sites are experiencing the same thing as well as GLP. Now don't come in here bitching at me thinking I'm accusing you of being a troll if you're pro-Russian. That being said, I believe there has been a drastic amount of pro-Russians that have come to this site over the past few months...

The problem is the speculative nature of these types of troll investigations. What are the odds if moderators act on these types of things it will simply turn in to a squelching of an entire point of view? I would say it's very likely.

Yes it is obvious to some of us. Apparently to you as well OP.
One of the problems is that people are hypocrites. They say they hate propaganda. What they really hate is propaganda that supports something they dont like, for example Obama/democratic party. They actually love the anti Obama propaganda. They are simple minded and think pro Putin is the same thing as anti Obama. ( Giant over simplification.)

Putin is as crooked as Obama and more ruthless than Obama has ever been or will ever be. These are just easily verifiable facts if people would look them up. He has fixed elections in an even more shocking way than Obama did and will do so for life, unlike Obama. He's obviously no friend of the common man.


The synchronized patterns of behavior a lot of these pro russian posters have is what gave it away that it is shilling and not real opinions. They are simply trying to create a polarized position trap for the people to fall into. Pro US/West invasion or Pro Russian invasion. As if it's not obvious that both those choices are equally despicable.

The really interesting part is has how they have kept Putins easily found corrupt behavior, and well known and despised by his own people, out of the spotlight. The easily lead are doing most the work for them having no idea what kind of person they are actually supporting and to stupid or lazy to take the time to look. He is already twice the dictator Obama will ever be and is already on his third term that he obviously plans on rigging for life. Lets not let facts get in the way of our hate for our own crooked president though. Not that it matters, you support either one of these clowns you are supporting the same kind of corruption.

Is it possible that alot of people are PRO-RUSSIAN?

I SEE MORE MISINFORMATION COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE!

And the Russians don't run the world so it's not possible to hate them more than the joos!!!

Maybe there's an UP-TICK OF FASCISTS!

Is it possible that alot of people are PRO-RUSSIAN?

I SEE MORE MISINFORMATION COMING FROM THE OTHER SIDE!

And the Russians don't run the world so it's not possible to hate them more than the joos!!!

Maybe there's an UP-TICK OF FASCISTS!

The big case-in-point is the ratings of this very thread...the vote/stars ratio is far too high.

Guardian moderators, who deal with 40,000 comments a day, believe there is an orchestrated pro-Kremlin campaign...

[link to www.theguardian.com]

Many other sites are experiencing the same thing as well as GLP. Now don't come in here bitching at me thinking I'm accusing you of being a troll if you're pro-Russian. That being said, I believe there has been a drastic amount of pro-Russians that have come to this site over the past few months...