Rep. Ron Paul’s vociferous supporters have a long history of organization on the web. Going back to the 2008 election and beyond, the Republican of Texas has always found a loud bloc of support online.
On the link-sharing site Reddit, though, their ability to act in concert has ruffled some feathers. Fed up, some redditors are organizing a counter-insurgency against the Ron Paul Revolution.
This movement percolates in a subsection of the site — a subreddit — simply called “EnoughPaulSpam.” Its goal, apparently, is to counter what some redditors view as an organized spamming campaign on the site in favor of the Texas congressman.
The formation of the community, along with a couple of other tinier anti-Paul subreddits, appears to be part of a wider back and forth between Paul supporters and redditors who appear to be a little overwhelmed by their zeal.
Sometimes, that vigorous defense of the small-government champion manifests itself in the least likely of places.
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