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Do you believe Russia hacked the US election?

What do you think is really going on? Let's get a little political here.

I assume you've all heard of the recent Vermont power grid "hacking" story. A few days ago a Vermont utility company found a russian virus on some guy's computer and (part of) the press extrapolated the fact, turning it into a so-called proof of a Russian conspiracy to hack the US power grid... That title was a fucking clickbait, and I just knew it. But not just your average buzzshit clickbait, a serious fucking one this time. When you read the article it became clear: pure bullshit. No evidence whatsoever, all that happened is that they found a regular virus on a random guy's computer, which happens a million times a day everywhere in the world. A few hours later they retracted, a lot of other sites and agencies stated that there was no such thing as a power grid hack attempt. Those media outlets jumped to conclusions to serve their own agenda, it seems.

Now regarding the "hacking" of the US election. Several US government agencies are claiming it's real. Are we being lied to? Are the FBI and homeland security and others all following orders of a higher instance or do they have actual evidence?
So far, they haven't shared much with the general public. Last week they released a document, which I read, but if you read it too you will find that it's absolutely empty of evidence. All it states is "we found some IP addresses in the logs" and "we found a bit of code that was used before". That amounts to nothing at all.

So why do they keep going on about this?
Do you think these agencies have insights they cant share with the public? could they have informants within the russian goverment? that's one of the few things I can think of that they would never be able to reveal. Or maybe it is just more political bullshit... but what's the point? Trump will take office soon and all this Russia crap isn't working. Apparently Trump has something to say on the subject that he will reveal on tuesday or wednesday. I wonder what that may be.

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How does it feel to be a more racist than any Trump supporter?

Last I checked, it was all the leftist kiddos who think they know about everything out there rioting, looting, assulting, spewing racism
and demanding their entitlements. Trump is cleaning house worldwide and will prevail.
 

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"Jokingly paraphrased" = attributed me with more than one quote that I did not make. I suppose this is the way things go in the anti-fact Trump bubble.
It was pretty clear that they weren't true quotes, but in-fact, joking paraphrases. Again, trying to avoid what you actually said. Very classy.
Won't make you not a racist though.
 

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It was pretty clear that they weren't true quotes, but in-fact, joking paraphrases. Again, trying to avoid what you actually said. Very classy.
Won't make you not a racist though.
See, I've never been one of these "political correctness" people, I couldn't care less if you call me a racist. I grew up on George Carlin. That doesn't mean you should just make shit up when you're running out of arguments.
 
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"Jokingly paraphrased" = attributed me with more than one quote that I did not make. I suppose this is the way things go in the anti-fact Trump bubble.

Or like when I post the actual "Russian" hacking report and you refuse to cite a single piece of evidence from it, because there are none.

Everyone can identify your text book socialism, SJW culture marxism just from the generic tumblr comments you make.

Betting >>
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See, I've never been one of these "political correctness" people, I couldn't care less if you call me a racist. That doesn't mean you should just make shit up when you're running out of arguments.
Again, my argument was very clear, you're just refusing to combat it :^)

You've proven yourself to be an intellectually dishonest child in this thread, and I have no inclination to talk further with you unless you're willing to participate in an honest discussion.

Guys... Quit being racist toward each other! The true depth of racism is even alive and well in GBATemp!
I apologise :(
 

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Can you go one post without adding some picture that's completely irrelevant to the discussion, or do you just lack substance in any conversation that you try (and fail) to join?

Again, my argument was very clear, you're just refusing to combat it :^)
Your argument made no fucking sense from the beginning. Pointing out that white people are the biggest consumers of welfare is just a fact, no amount of crying "racism" is going to change that.
 
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Everyone can identify your text book socialism, SJW culture marxism just from the generic tumblr comments you make.

But hey, at least the conversion of Libya from one of the most successful countries in Africa where the overwhelming majority lived a comfortable life into a near-literal hell on earth was 'efficient'.
 
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But hey, at least the conversion of Libya from one of the most successful countries in Africa where the overwhelming majority lived a comfortable life into a near-literal hell on earth was 'efficient'.
I'm glad you're pro-dictator and pro-murder of a country's citizens by its own leader. I'm also glad that the majority of the world has a lot more sense than you.

But hey, there's always Syria if you want to move to a "paradise" like that.
 
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Can you go one post without adding some picture that's completely irrelevant to the discussion, or do you just lack substance in any conversation that you try (and fail) to join?


Your argument made no fucking sense from the beginning. Pointing out that white people are the biggest consumers of welfare is just a fact, no amount of crying "racism" is going to change that.

Sure soon as you stop spouting hyperbolic hysterical bullshit, bad sterotypes about anyone right of communist and cite a single piece of evidence with a page number from the hacking report.
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That or you have to drive your girlfriends boyfriend home and STFU
 

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Everything America has taught our children is a LIE!
1 instance: Google the name John Hanson.
Also according to the books, There was nothing in North America till Cristopher Columbus
founded it even though the informed ones know that it was Leif Erikson that founded North America.
 
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If that's what freedom and liberation looks like then I'm glad to be an outcast in a world where that makes 'sense'.
Oh, so you prefer the version of freedom where your leader just murders you in cold blood. I mean, I prefer to be alive and free, but to each their own...

So that's a no then, you are indeed useless to any given conversation. Thanks for clearing that up.
 
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