Angus King: Russian election interference is one of most serious attacks on US since 9/11

1) Why do you think online shilling is restricted to pro-Russia opinions and there are no major anti-Russia (or anti/pro-whoever) troll armies to be wary of.

I don't think this is happening now but I do hope NATO hacks, leaks and creates bots and ads that blanket social media to attack Trump supporting republicans in the next elections. It would be fun watching his supporters get all upset about something they claim is no big deal.

2) Why do you think Russia has more financial and human resources to troll in the Engish-speaking internet than its counterparts? Can a non-English speaking $1.5 trillion GDP country really troll the entire Western webspace?

Russia has a small GDP but spends a disproportionately large amount of it's GDP on it's military and foreign intelligence services. The building housing the SVR has tripled in size over the last decade. There are former KGB agents heading the government, the SVR and the GRU with plenty of experience running a vast intelligence service on a shoe string.

3) Why you don't hear anything about NSA hacks considering that they have way more capability and resources than the Russians?

That is a really odd question. "They have the technology so why aren't they doing the same thing Russia is accused of doing."

4) Do you realize no cyberattacks have to actually happen in order to intelligence agencies and politicians to report it? Its the most convenient thing to accuse the other party of. You don't have to provide any proof whatsoever.

Politicians can say whatever they want and make stuff up. We have one in office who does that all the time. Until recently, people didn't think of intelligence agencies and law enforcement as "accusing the other party" of stuff because they're not a party and they're supposed to be beholden to the constitution and the american people to tell the truth and present facts.

The DNI came out with a report detailing Russian attempts to interfere in our elections. Since people no long trust these agencies I guess it's a free for all. If I understand correctly, you're saying we'll never know for sure if cyberattacks are really happening so there's no need for investigations, fact finding, intelligence reporting or informing the public. Well okay then.

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