I need to be really clear about this. The far-right white supremacy movements in this country are not a product of Russia. They are not a Russian plan. They are not directly enabled by Russia. They are not puppets of Russia. They are homegrown American radicals.https://twitter.com/Spider_Hunter/status/976541014344204288 …
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The people that came to our city largely fund-pooled and crowdfunded and everything else. This was not enabled by an influx of money. There were concerted efforts over weeks and months to chip in cash for vans, lodging, etc.
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That is definitely true. The Discord material shows that.
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You're absolutely correct, but it should also be noted that what Russia does - at least here - with white supremacists isn't fund them. It feeds them misinformation that plays into their fears and hatreds, and it encourages them to participate in astroturf demonstrations.
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They also gin up fringe left-wing groups to counterprotest in the same locations sometimes (there's less targeting of the extreme left, but it's there) - Russia isn't pro-Nazi, it's pro-domestic-conflict-in-the-West. They're driving wedges into existing fault lines.
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