Russia investigating US plot to zombify russian children with fidget-spinners. (Not kidding.)

[DetlefK]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/18/world/europe/russia-fidget-spinner-plot.html?mcubz=2

“It is a mystery why it has become so popular in Russia right now,” the television reporter said. “Who is promoting this to the masses so actively?”

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The reporter then held up another piece of evidence from his investigation: a spinner bought at a Moscow children’s store packaged with writing only in English. “Not a word in Russian!” he cautioned.

Commentators piled on, noting that the spinners might indeed be an attempt to “zombify people” so that they could be manipulated.

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“Those who understand political technologies, they understand very clearly that this simple thing is controlling the masses.”

Russia’s consumer protection agency, Rospotrebnadzor, got into the act on Tuesday, announcing that it would investigate the toys.

“There has been an aggressive promotion of so-called spinners among children and teenagers in Russia recently,” the agency said in a statement. “Taking into consideration the anxiety among the community of parents and teachers, Rospotrebnadzor, in cooperation with child health research institutions, will study the effect spinners are having on children, including the possible negative impact.”




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"Hahaha. Those crazy Americans. Always with their crazy conspiracy-theories. Russia this, Russia that. Always nothingsburgers. Haha. Stupid Americans. OMG! FIDGET-SPINNERS ARE ZOMBIFYING OUR CHILDREN!!!"

[htuttle]

1. It was the grey aliens' idea -- not our fault

[DetlefK]

3. "Invasion of the Fidget Spinners"

[LastLiberal in PalmSprings]

2. Damn! They caught us!

We'll have to go back to Rubik's Cubes to destroy the Russians.

[melm00se]

4. I am waiting for them to say

"it's a bourgeoisie plot against the proletariat"