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Astroturfing

Found via David Thompson

Now here's an intriguiging one; accusations of astroturfing in the form of 'counter protests' outside a Tea Party event. I'll let the video speak for itself.

I would bet money that a very large proportion of 'protests' around the developed world (or in the US/UK certainly) from all corners of the political spectrum are in fact orchestrated by one body or another somewhere, to push some kind of other agenda. It's a shame, because repeated 'fake' protest dilutes the value of genuine protest on the occasion that it happens, making it very hard for genuine groups and causes to make themselves heard. it also makes very easy that a genuine and/or independent person putting forth ideas or arguments be accused of 'astroturfing'. No one can trust anyone or anything. Is there any way for this ever to be resolved, or it it something that in this age of instant media will only worsen? I fear the latter.

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