The poor little poppets seethe, sneer and snark about pretty much everything the Abbott Government does. And while their interpretations are routinely irrational, they are seldom flat out barking.
But here's one that certainly is: Julian Burnside -- world class finger-wagger and Australia's high priest of sanctimonious cant -- seems to have got it into his head that the LNP is actually paying people to troll lefties on Twitter.
LNP pays $4.3 million a year for trolls to abuse us on Twitter and stalk us on Facebook. Watch out for them; they are easy to spot.
— julianburnside (@JulianBurnside) April 27, 2014
Dunno what he thinks this fictional black opp has been named, but here's a suggestion: "Trolling Thunder." (Hmm. I quite like that. I might even start a hashtag for it ... )
Speaking of which: Burnside himself has created one for this nutty theory and he's encouraging members of the leftist Twitter trollective to point out these eeevil people.
LNP pays $4.3 million a year for trolls to abuse us on Twitter and stalk us on Facebook. Watch for the #4.3m and point them out
— julianburnside (@JulianBurnside) April 27, 2014
He's been bravely leading by example, trolling tweeps he believes are trousering this filthy lucre, or at least would like to be.
@AyesHavit One of the #4.3m
— julianburnside (@JulianBurnside) April 27, 2014
And what's his source for his crazy conspiracy theory? Seems to be an SMH article, which he's linked to repeatedly.
@howiexxx @weezmgk Try reading this: http://t.co/DBJEMKFhKh I guess you would like to be one of the #4.3m
— julianburnside (@JulianBurnside) April 27, 2014
As you'll see, the article is titled "Social media trawled as Government spends $4.3 million on research contracts".You'd have to conclude that Julian Burnside has seen the headline, mistaken trawled for trolled and not read any further.
That, or maybe he has read it thoroughly, and his deep-seated prejudice against conservatives and febrile imagination have combined to create this surreal scenario.
In any case, it seems to me that perpetual lefteous indignation and excessive social media usage have left the poor man utterly befuddled. I think he needs a good long holiday, don't you?
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