i'm not really sure which forum this belongs on - if there were a "Bitcoin & Politics" forum, that would probably be perfect.
my point in posting this is to offer something to think about as to where the latest crop of trolls could be coming from. you know the ones i mean - well-rehearsed and well-informed, with the tools of the professional blogger in place. they sow doubt and reap anger. every incremental step is like the tiniest tap of a dwarven hammer on the walls of the Bitcoin mine...
i wear no tinfoil hat - yet it is clear that blog warfare is becoming a major part of the government's arsenal. just because there has been no announcement of their engagement with their economic 'enemies', as there has been (see my link) with their military enemies, it doesn't mean that they are not now engaging. and possibly, i am prepared to believe, here.
here is a starting point for those with interest, who may not already have heard of the US government "online persona management" software:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2011/mar/17/us-spy-operation-social-networksand for a more in-depth analysis, try the DailyKos (like them or not, they're good at this...):
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2011/02/16/945768/-UPDATED:-The-HB-Gary-Email-That-Should-Concern-Us-All*************
i just kind of get the
feel of this, lately...
