Just now a "useful idiot" for #Putler drifted across my timeline, from a hashtag I follow.
Rapid succession of emotions:
- Fight! Debunk! Save the fediverse!
- Fatigue, am I prepared to take them on? Do I have the arguments and the stamina?
- Sorrow. Is all hope gone for reasoning with that other side?
(For context: that other side is the "stop arming Ukraine, vote green party in US election).
- Confusion. Do I block and move on? Do I alert somebody? Any #fella s out there with advice? 1/2

2/2 When I looked at the wikipedia-article for the org. the poster is supporting, the illustration was a banner that said "Those who sacrifice liberty for security deserve neither" (Ben Franklin), and they argue for stopping the Ukrainian freedom-fight to have peace ("security") in Ukraine! (Insert reply-guy-emoji here. Yes. I'm that low)

I am of two minds when it comes to naming and shaming right now. So, please convince me either way. Name&Shame? Block? Tell them off?

@hakona Throw in some spicy memes onto their TL, than block. They will be starved of engagement and get bored eventually.

Also very interesting fact about the Green Party in the us. I had no idea, here in Europe the greens are very outspoken on ukraines side!

Senate Russia investigators are interested in Jill Stein

Analysts say Russia promotes fringe candidates to disrupt U.S. politics, and the Green Party's Stein appeared in Russian media throughout the 2016 campaign.

NBC News
@luxopia Not much of a memer I'm afraid. I'd like a cartoon of Putin looking out over a city razed to rubble, maybe with a filtration camp near by, and Putin saying "AHH, peace at last"
@luxopia Here is polling organization fivethirtyeight explaining why Cornell West (who since became the Green party candidate) would get donations from Republicans:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/third-party-candidate-spoiler-trump-biden/
Why A Third-Party Candidate Might Help Trump β€” And Spoil The Election For Biden

We don’t need to have major-party presidential nominees to have a conversation about a third-party spoiler candidate affecting the 2024 presidential election. F…

FiveThirtyEight