# We have a russian troll, name of Barack **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [June 19, 2019, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734 "2019-06-19T04:14:16Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734/61 "2019-06-24T20:50:08Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > So Mr. [Back to Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=877397) wants to mock people for thinking trolls exist? > > And is appears to be his Pit debut, outside of a thread where he defended racist posters–who he definitely doesn’t know and hasn’t posted here before. Are you not honored, **Sherrerd**? > > Huh, someone who is suspected of being a troll gets an obvious troll in to defend them. Someone whose account was made half a year before they ever posted, even! I wonder why? Sorry you think a person is a troll because they find the concept of the leader of Russia personally sending minions to sway the opinions of Americans on a regional message board to be absurd. I defended no one in the post, I made an observation about delusion of grandeur to think Putin is even aware of this board. I previously stated multiple times in a thread about Zimmerman that bad people, which he is, can be legally right in a situation, which he was- a thought that went over the heads of most on this board. I have also defended the right of others to have opinions which are logical yet go against the majority. I noticed the herd/mob mentality on this board immediately- one or two decide who is right usually, and then everyone else agrees and the opposite view, even if sensible, becomes ridiculed. Some great sleuth noticed I signed up six months before posting? What is that nefarious proof of? I signed up then to ask a single question, had a logging in issue and moved on. Six months later my work blocks my normally visited sites but not this one so there you go, conspiracy solved. Tinfoil hats can go back on now. ---
**Author:** ![Helmut\_Doork](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e8c25b/32.png) [@Helmut\_Doork](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helmut_Doork)\ **Post date:** [June 24, 2019, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734/62 "2019-06-24T21:12:43Z")
> [@BigT](#): > > So Mr. [Back to Africa](https://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=877397) wants to mock people for thinking trolls exist? > > [/SIZE] Wow, at least ten times in that thread until I gave up I made it perfectly clear that at this point, nothing can or should be done for reparations- should have been done when the slaves were alive and able to be personally identified, absolutely, but logistically and timeframe wise, not doable now. Way too late at this point IMO. BTA should be given \*to anyone who requests it \*though. What is so offensive or hard to understand about that? ---
**Author:** ![Sherrerd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sherrerd/32/8_2.png) [@Sherrerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sherrerd)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734/63 "2019-06-25T00:48:30Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > … I made an observation about delusion of grandeur to think Putin is even aware of this board. > … Why on earth would you assume that Putin is aware of every site visited by the workers at Savushkina 55? I mean, unless you’ve been raised to believe that Putin is all-wise and all-knowing or something. I guess if you’ve been raised to believe that, you might assume he’s aware of each and every site. But people _not_ raised that way would make no such assumption. Workers at Savushkina 55 do their daily searches, and post accordingly. Not really any mystery about it! It’s just a job, after all. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734/64 "2019-06-25T05:06:34Z")
> [@Sherrerd](#): > > Why on earth would you assume that Putin is aware of every site visited by the workers at Savushkina 55? > > I mean, unless you’ve been raised to believe that Putin is all-wise and all-knowing or something. I guess if you’ve been raised to believe that, you might assume he’s aware of each and every site. > > But people _not_ raised that way would make no such assumption. Workers at Savushkina 55 do their daily searches, and post accordingly. Not really any mystery about it! It’s just a job, after all. Good points. > **[The Russian troll factory at the heart of the meddling allegations](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/apr/02/putin-kremlin-inside-russian-troll-house)** > > Former workers tell how hundreds of bloggers are paid to flood forums and social networks at home and abroad with anti-western and pro-Kremlin comments ---
**Author:** ![ElvisL1ves](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/5daacb/32.png) [@ElvisL1ves](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElvisL1ves)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734/65 "2019-06-25T13:37:05Z")
> [@Helmut\_Doork](#): > > I defended no one in the post, I made an observation about delusion of grandeur to think Putin is even aware of this board. He puts his \*good \*people on the high-traffic boards. He puts the likes of \*you \*on the likes of this one. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/we-have-a-russian-troll-name-of-barack/835734.md?page=3)