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The Official Politics Thread (enter at your own risk)

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There. Resident WHO political commentators and gurus can knock yourselves out in here and conduct your endless bickering. All other threads will be locked.
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Well, I don’t think the source you misquote has made that bullshit claim. As for the rant, it’s straight out of the Elon Musk hymn book. Can’t you even come up with your own bullshit you wanker?
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LOL, they only came out with that after they were caught with having a shit with their pants on. They are caught red-handed.

There is no rule of law, its the rule of lawyers, you have joined in the chorus of despising populism and labelled it as far-right when it is in fact just vox populei.  The new MMT and EU version of democracy is a stifling, technocratic fascism that has completely seduced idiots like you who are illiterate and brainwashed with propaganda.

Wake up idiot!
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Does it focus on the key detail about the hijacked hashtag? If so, you misquoted that as well, arsehole.
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FFS, snoop.ro is a romanian investigative journalist website, I posted a link to it, not a transcript or translation.

Snoop.ro is the source.  You posted a US internet article about the article that I posted.  No wonder people call you as thick as two short polenya
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Actually you mis-quoted an article in Romanian and posted that article claiming it was a source.

You’re fucking pathetic, don’t you know?
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Hammer and Pickle" wrote: 22 Dec 2024, 19:39 Yes. It’s quoting the source properly rather than talking crap like you.
Well, I quoted the source, you quoted an article about the source.  Pshek is as pshek does.
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riosleftsock wrote: 22 Dec 2024, 19:33 Pickle

Do you realise you just posted a Politico article that is quoting the source I provided you a few minutes ago as the actual source of this story?  I gave you the link to the actual original article, you fucking clown.  No wonder even the idiot Scholz is slagging off your president, ya daft polack sausage
 
 
Rios, Pickle was side tracked, he was plucking his long necked pigeon in prep for Christmas. So you’ll have to excuse him.
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Yes. It’s quoting the source properly rather than talking crap like you.
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Pickle

Do you realise you just posted a Politico article that is quoting the source I provided you a few minutes ago as the actual source of this story?  I gave you the link to the actual original article, you fucking clown.  No wonder even the idiot Scholz is slagging off your president, ya daft polack sausage
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This is what actually happened as re. the PNL campaign - it was a hashtag hijacked to benefit the Kremlin accessory Georgescu. If you are interested, you can see some nice gaslighting from the usual WHO bullshit source as well.

https://www.politico.eu/article/investi ... georgescu/
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riosleftsock wrote: 22 Dec 2024, 18:44 The same reason we throw the tennis ball for the spaniel, or buy toys for our pet cats.
Good answer! Ag ag ag!
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The same reason we throw the tennis ball for the spaniel, or buy toys for our pet cats.
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Rios,
why are you wasting your time? When ultimately you prove him wrong he’ll threaten shutting down the site again. That’s his mantra, it’s what he does, so why bother? Ignore the horrible cսnt!
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Stop voting for it then, you have nothing to lose but your shell-suit, greasy hair and long neck.
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Sorry, I’m tired of this idiotic bollocks - you’re totally full of shit as usual.
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I haven't argued that.  Which losing candidate asked the constitutional court to open the investigation?  You can google this
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Yes, you’re actually trying to argue the PNL initiated and steered the constitutional court’s investigation into meddling you believe was in fact its own. 

Double think is of course a feature of the gamma 🦞 brain.
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Well done, you managed to either misunderstand all the evidence I showed you, or you are being deliberately ignorant.

Who asked the constitutional court to investigate Georgescu's campaign?
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No.

The Romanian Liberal Party did not meddle in the presidential election on behalf of Georgescu. The constitutional court did not point to them and there is no investigation into the PNL's social media activities.

You very, very silly person.
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Pickle, it was the liberal party who called for an investigation into the social media campaign that they paid for via a third party consultancy.

They were trying to move votes away from the social democrats and massively miscalculated.  Stop looking for Russians everywhere, be more vigilant with martial arts instructors.
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Maybe you should reach out to your vast network of Romanian friends and relative to get you some background and a better translation on this "news" item?
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"It turns out an investigation carried out after this decision, by the Romanian tax authority found that the PNL party paid something like 1m USD to Kensington Consulting to carry out a social media campaign on behalf of Georgescu to peel voters away from PNL's opposition"

What, the Romanian National Liberal Party were also using these methods to campaign for Georgescu? How devilishly cunning of them.
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Not the best using google translate, but its on here and other sites

https://snoop.ro/anaf-a-descoperit-ca-p ... pe-tiktok/
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Hammer and Pickle" wrote: 22 Dec 2024, 10:58
riosleftsock wrote: 21 Dec 2024, 23:23
Hammer and Pickle" wrote: 21 Dec 2024, 20:38 It's a good thing for Romania that their consitiutional court has looked at the evidence of social media meddling and has made its ruling. However, the political establishment in Romania is, by all accounts, seriously in need of a proper kick up the arse. It's just that becoming a satellite of the Kremlin is not going to deliver the required results.

https://www.ifes.org/publications/roman ... -integrity
Is this another article that you haven't actually read properly, but posted because the headline seemed to support your argument?

I'm off to bed soon, is it ok if I make you look an idiot tomorrow?
No. It supports my position just fine. 

"Historically, annulments have typically been associated with clear procedural errors or fraud, but the Romanian ruling signifies an important shift; the court’s decision highlighted the impact of the extensive deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), automated systems, and coordinated information integrity campaigns on electoral integrity, among other findings of interference. The Court determined that these actions skewed voter perceptions, deprived candidates of equitable opportunities, and violated voters’ rights to make informed choices."

You make me look like an idiot just by having to treat with you; but its a job that has to be done or else you'll spam the site down to your level in no time. 
Pickle, the cancelled/annulled the election claiming russian interference/finance and undue influence via tiktok etc.  It turns out an investigation carried out after this decision, by the Romanian tax authority found that the PNL party paid something like 1m USD to Kensington Consulting to carry out a social media campaign on behalf of Georgescu to peel voters away from PNL's opposition.

It will go to court shortly, but this is nothing like democracy, its using lawfare to change the results of elections that the system does not like.
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riosleftsock wrote: 21 Dec 2024, 23:23
Hammer and Pickle" wrote: 21 Dec 2024, 20:38 It's a good thing for Romania that their consitiutional court has looked at the evidence of social media meddling and has made its ruling. However, the political establishment in Romania is, by all accounts, seriously in need of a proper kick up the arse. It's just that becoming a satellite of the Kremlin is not going to deliver the required results.

https://www.ifes.org/publications/roman ... -integrity
Is this another article that you haven't actually read properly, but posted because the headline seemed to support your argument?

I'm off to bed soon, is it ok if I make you look an idiot tomorrow?
No. It supports my position just fine. 

"Historically, annulments have typically been associated with clear procedural errors or fraud, but the Romanian ruling signifies an important shift; the court’s decision highlighted the impact of the extensive deployment of artificial intelligence (AI), automated systems, and coordinated information integrity campaigns on electoral integrity, among other findings of interference. The Court determined that these actions skewed voter perceptions, deprived candidates of equitable opportunities, and violated voters’ rights to make informed choices."

You make me look like an idiot just by having to treat with you; but its a job that has to be done or else you'll spam the site down to your level in no time. 
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