https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17546138
TL;DR - The point of the Russian campaign is classic psyops[1]. Sow division, discord and disbelief in authorities and institutions.
One might well argue that the US was “primed” for such a campaign by the recent history of cynical manipulation of the public for political ends.
At this point, I find myself asking, “under what possible circumstances could the majority (irrespective of ‘sides’) ever regain trust in their elected officials?”
I can’t come up with an answer. There is now sufficient disbelief that any attempts to regain trust would invariably come across as further attempts to manipulate.
If, like me, you believe that “democracy is the worst form of government, except for all the others”, then this is pretty depressing.
[1] https://www.corbettreport.com/psyops-101-an-introduction-to-...
Otherwise, you may see it for what it is, $100k worth of ads that don't really do anything, some pro-Clinton, some not.