Comment Re: Ron Paul Spam Traced to Reactor Botnet (Score 0) 506
> but even if you trace it to a spammer does it really prove the campaign had anything to do with
> it? Do you think viagra is behind the v1 4ga spam you see in your inbox? Heaven forbid someone
> in American politics play dirty and hire a company to "promote" another candidate... just saying..
This is probably the golden post to hits the nail right on. You do have to consider all possible questions.
Has it occurred to anyone that this could also be used to make a politician look bad instead of good by promoting them? Who doesn't frown on SPAM and botnet-based attacks?
It could be someone who is obsessed with Ron Paul and stupidly decided to produce promotions 'unofficially' out of his own will.
> If I had a botnet, why wouldn't I use it to promote my candidate of choice during its free time?
And if you had a botnet, why wouldn't you also use it to produce exactly the opposite effect?
Most people hate SPAM -- infact who doesn't? If an individual gets bombed with Ron Paul promotions, he will either get sick and tired and or think it's an evil work of politicians (first blame would go to Ron Paul, since the SPAM is promoting him). Is it not natural for us, or atleast many of us to blame the first person that we think is responsible (that is when we are deceived at the first few impressions)?
Now in regards to some of the various replies to this article about the Gold and Silver standard, perhaps you should consider the validity of the history and information presented on the main pages of fdrs.org. At first you will think that it is just some semi-random debt relief business, and it kind of is...but that is not the point. Fdrs.org actually has some pretty interesting information that one could research on themselves / consider and think about.
As a personal opinion, I think this botnet was made to make Ron Paul look bad. ;) But that is probably just me.
> it? Do you think viagra is behind the v1 4ga spam you see in your inbox? Heaven forbid someone
> in American politics play dirty and hire a company to "promote" another candidate... just saying..
This is probably the golden post to hits the nail right on. You do have to consider all possible questions.
Has it occurred to anyone that this could also be used to make a politician look bad instead of good by promoting them? Who doesn't frown on SPAM and botnet-based attacks?
It could be someone who is obsessed with Ron Paul and stupidly decided to produce promotions 'unofficially' out of his own will.
> If I had a botnet, why wouldn't I use it to promote my candidate of choice during its free time?
And if you had a botnet, why wouldn't you also use it to produce exactly the opposite effect?
Most people hate SPAM -- infact who doesn't? If an individual gets bombed with Ron Paul promotions, he will either get sick and tired and or think it's an evil work of politicians (first blame would go to Ron Paul, since the SPAM is promoting him). Is it not natural for us, or atleast many of us to blame the first person that we think is responsible (that is when we are deceived at the first few impressions)?
Now in regards to some of the various replies to this article about the Gold and Silver standard, perhaps you should consider the validity of the history and information presented on the main pages of fdrs.org. At first you will think that it is just some semi-random debt relief business, and it kind of is...but that is not the point. Fdrs.org actually has some pretty interesting information that one could research on themselves / consider and think about.
As a personal opinion, I think this botnet was made to make Ron Paul look bad.
