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created by krugmanisapuppet on 21/02/2012 at 16:23 UTC
82 upvotes, 54 top-level comments (showing 25)
Comment by [deleted] at 21/02/2012 at 23:00 UTC
154 upvotes, 3 direct replies
I too believe the government actually pays people to argue with self-important nerds on Reddit.
Comment by praxeologue at 21/02/2012 at 19:31 UTC
113 upvotes, 0 direct replies
krugmanisapuppet, I mean no offense by this, but you may be spending too much time on reddit.
Comment by orfe13 at 21/02/2012 at 17:00 UTC
141 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Are you paid to make the rest of us look like paranoid shills?
/s
Comment by herpherpderp at 21/02/2012 at 19:10 UTC
63 upvotes, 0 direct replies
That list is bullshit. I've been paid for months to discredit Ron Paul here on reddit and none of my aliases are on that list....
Wait.... Dammit.... I would have gotten away with it if it werent for you meddling kids!
Comment by Mexagon at 21/02/2012 at 21:34 UTC
43 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Wait, did you tally up the number of letters in each of their posts? Which direction do the comments face? That could be the location of the next Dan Brown plot point. Have you considered the possibility that these are aliens--socialist aliens? I don't think you've even scratched the surface yet.
Comment by [deleted] at 22/02/2012 at 00:09 UTC
35 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Well, this isn't retarded or anything.
Comment by [deleted] at 22/02/2012 at 00:05 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Doesn't it seem unlikely that there are paid people to trash Ron Paul? The premise sort of assumes that there is some big conspiracy/established group keeping him down. However, the establishment already thinks he's irrelevant, so it seems a little odd that they would pay a bunch of people to bash him on a random internet forum. If there are anti ron paul trolls getting paid, then I think it's safe to assume that there are paid trolls on almost every side of all issues because it would be dumb as fuck to only pay people to bash RP.
Comment by tocano at 21/02/2012 at 16:44 UTC
49 upvotes, 3 direct replies
i never saw the original post. how do you know they're paid astroturfers and not just vocal govt apologists?
Comment by Poop_is_Food at 22/02/2012 at 00:40 UTC
29 upvotes, 0 direct replies
This is fucking classic
Comment by [deleted] at 22/02/2012 at 00:01 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Where do I sign up to be paid for being a troll? I think I could do well.
Comment by Guns-Cats-andRonPaul at 21/02/2012 at 18:23 UTC
17 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I think they are just extremely verbal libertarian haters...nothing more or less.
Comment by those_draculas at 21/02/2012 at 23:47 UTC
26 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I mean no offense but could it be that your list of people just have vocal opinions contrary to your own? There are people that post consistently pro-libertarian pro-ron paul pro-whatever comments does that mean that they are also paid by someone?
Please, go get some fresh air.
Comment by [deleted] at 22/02/2012 at 05:05 UTC
7 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Krugman, while I would like to support you on this one, I'm not sure I can. I will agree that behavioral analysis may be admissible as evidence. It cannot be the sole evidence. I hope you find more evidence and prove me wrong. But for now... you must know how this looks.
Comment by [deleted] at 21/02/2012 at 16:40 UTC
52 upvotes, 1 direct replies
Seems like a list of people you disagree with.
Comment by Poop_is_Food at 21/02/2012 at 23:07 UTC
19 upvotes, 1 direct replies
If I was getting paid to troll you I would've been able to retire by now.
Comment by pezzshnitsol at 21/02/2012 at 20:04 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
this post again? and by again I mean he posted this 3 times until it finally got upvoted
Comment by Palex95 at 21/02/2012 at 23:09 UTC
12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I am sure there are trolls and whatnot, but krugmanisapuppet's protests on here are kind of making me think he is the troll. You are claiming proof when there is not any and we are supposed to take your word for it. Yeah, /r/politics[1] is blanked with post from astroturf posters, but you are just being stupid.
Comment by wellactuallyhmm at 21/02/2012 at 17:17 UTC
31 upvotes, 2 direct replies
krugmanisapuppet, I know you and I don't always agree but I respect your ideas and I think you usually contribute very well to this subreddit.
However, I don't understand your motivation here. I also don't appreciate the accusation that I'm a "paid astroturfer".
Comment by elshizzo at 21/02/2012 at 17:12 UTC
22 upvotes, 1 direct replies
tldr: everyone who is a liberal on /r/politics must be a paid astroturf poster, there is no other logical explanation
Comment by redog at 22/02/2012 at 15:44 UTC
12 upvotes, 1 direct replies
It's easy to attribute virtues to people we agree with and negative intent in those we don't.
Comment by SilentNick3 at 22/02/2012 at 01:41 UTC
15 upvotes, 0 direct replies
You guys have your own version of McCarthyism?
Comment by [deleted] at 24/02/2012 at 22:41 UTC
13 upvotes, 0 direct replies
Dude, are you crazy?
Comment by atlantajerk at 21/02/2012 at 16:45 UTC
18 upvotes, 2 direct replies
Proof?
Comment by Simpleton216 at 21/02/2012 at 17:56 UTC
18 upvotes, 1 direct replies
so is r/libertarian now r/bitchaboutrpolitics?
Comment by [deleted] at 22/02/2012 at 00:44 UTC
16 upvotes, 1 direct replies
I'm pretty sure OP is a paid astroturf troll from Alex Jones. You should change your name to krugmanisapuppetisapuppet
