Anonymous wrote:ffs, you guys are brutal. put yourselves in OP's shoes - you're a young, naive, college grad fresh out of Moscow U. In your first job, Vlad sits you down in front of a computer and gives you a straightforward assignment - stir up some shit in America. You tackle the problem with fervor, researching the Yankee culture, demographics, political wedge issues, and geography. You're so dedicated to the task you find yourself craving a hot dog every now and then, until you eat your borscht in a sheepish panic.

Finally, after what seems like eons of learning, you shoot your shot: you find some random, anonymous message board dedicated to America's capital region, and you excitedly find what you've identified as an inflammatory link. You pair it with some suitably snarky commentary, hit post, and sit back and prepare to watch the sparks fly.

Except that's not what happens - you get made a fool, and frankly don't have the vocabulary or talking points to mount any kind of defense. You're dejected.

Listen, give the commie an A for effort. You win some, you lose some. Sometimes you spark an attempted coup, sometimes you're ignored.

Next time, ruskie - you got this!