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US Uncut reports:
Some of the biggest pro-Bernie Sanders groups on Facebook were briefly taken down Monday evening in a targeted attack by Hillary Clinton supporters.
The groups Bernie Sanders Activists, Bernie Believers, BERNIE OR BUST, Bernie Sanders Revolutionaries, Bay Area for Bernie, Bernie Sanders 2016 — Ideas Welcome, Bernie Sanders is my HERO, and Bernie Sanders for President 2016 were all taken down in the attack. The pages in question were reported to be down for about three hours, from 9 p.m. to midnight Monday night.
Collectively, these groups are home to more than a quarter million Bernie Sanders supporters, and some have been in existence for nearly a year, having been launched shortly after the Vermont senator declared his intent to run for president in 2015.
The groups were targeted by online trolls, who posted pornographic images and reported the groups to Facebook admins.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by PinkyGigglebrain on Wednesday April 27 2016, @05:12PM
If the supporters of a politician, or any influential figure really, feel they have to use dirty tricks to give their "chosen one" some kind of advantage over a competitor it says a great deal about both them and the person they support.
While Hillary didn't directly order this it is a clear indication that those who want her in power will do whatever they feel necessary to get, and keep, her there. Just like those who support people like Kim-jun, Putin, and the like. How is this any different than the astroturfers China has defending their actions, bullying and intimidating critics and generally trying to suppress opposing views to the rest of the world?
What else are they willing to do to get her into office? How far are the willing to go?
What will her supporters do when some of them actually get appointed to positions of power within her cabinet?
"Beware those who would deny you Knowledge, For in their hearts they dream themselves your Master."