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Re:How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong... by bllguo on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @03:33PM (#21009107)
what kind of "discourse" are you aiming for after you've labeled and dismissed everyone with a pro-China sentiment? a debate where the only participants have the same opinions seems like the least productive possible form of discussion.
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Re:How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong... by mullingitover on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:11PM (#21009560)
"everyone with a pro-China sentiment" != one sock puppet account with zero history aside from spouting rhetoric on one position.
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Re:How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong... by vkou on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @06:05PM (#21010768)
What makes you think it's a sock puppet, and not someone who wants to express a political opinion, without having it tied back to their main account?

It would be a sock puppet if one person had multiple accounts for this purpose.

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Re:How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong... by SimbaOnSteroids on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:14PM (#21009602)
Would you debate a Scientologist on the merits of Scientology?
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Re:How China Unleashed Twitter Trolls to Discredit Hong Kong... by bllguo on Wednesday September 18, 2019 @04:53PM (#21010065)
...of course? Who else would you even be debating with? What is there to discuss between two people who hate scientology? Isn't the point of debate to entertain different views and/or to persuade others?
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