The Maddening, Twisted Story of the Diplomat Who Became a Troll - Washingtonian
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The email was short, the kind automatically generated when someone shares an article from a website. It landed in James Zogby’s inbox one day in early 2012. The link was to a story from the Washington Free Beacon. “Hi Zogby,” the message began. “Your friend, Patrick Syring, has recommended this article...” Oh, God, Zogby thought. He’s
  • Alexstarfire@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Yea, that’s not what a troll is/does. The guy became a racist and made threats. A tale as old as time.

    A troll would be a person doing it solely for getting a rise out of people without actually holding those beliefs. A troll could even be a person pointing the finger at others they say have said such things, causing them to be investigated, when they haven’t done anything.

    The word troll doesn’t need to change nor co-opted.