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In reply to the discussion: Eight myths about Assange [View all]backscatter712
(26,355 posts)...even if the accusation is true.
Best to learn the art of the oblique insinuation, point a few things out, and let your fellow readers make their own conclusions.
Still, the speculation could be fun. What do you think? You suggested lobbyist. What about Agent Mike from some alphabet soup agency? Some other law-enforcement or intelligence agency? Or a contractor working for some shadowy "security" company like Blackwater/Xe/Academi? Or from a right-wing think tank? Maybe just a Freeper? Usually, the freepers aren't so persistent.
But I'm not supposed to make such speculations - the hosts already told me to take any discussion of potential astroturfing/50 Cent Party tactics/consensus-redirection-tactics/psy-ops to Creative Speculation. Didn't you know? Astroturfing does not exist on DU. COINTELPRO manipulations don't happen on DU. That's just a conspiracy theory. And suggesting that it does exist could get your posts hidden, or get you PPR'd.
So I'd better not say it!