Re:Who’s behind the “reopen” domain surge?
by empath75 on Monday April 20, 2020 @07:44PM
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Foreign actors have different motivations— and most importantly, don’t have to live in a country if they destroy it with terrible policies.
There are plenty of non-foreigners who:
1. Have nefarious motivations.
2. Stand to benefit directly from the terrible policies they wish to enact.
You're making the mistake of thinking that just because they wear your colours, mean that they care about your team's success. They don't.
They do, however, appreciate the foreign/not-foreign red herring get used as a point of distraction.
This is also true of the very wealthy.
Personally, I'd recommend that people focus on the results of the actions that are taking place, and devise measures to lead or redirect those towards positive outcomes.
The time spent attempting to attribute nefarious outside actors -- even if you end up being correct -- could end up essentially wasted relative to the real-world impact that has occurred.
Edit: I'm not suggesting that attribution or recording provenance are not worthwhile. They are valuable, especially in future. But focus should remain on what is going to happen in the near-term as a result of real-world actions.