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I believe it is a StormFront initiative, because all racist comments in a targeted thread will be flooded with upvotes, and all comments in any way critical will receive an equal number of downvotes. I did a little research and did find some StormFront threads discussing YouTube comment initiatives, /r/politics initiatives, etc. so I don't think this scenario is at all unlikely. The clear patterns set it apart from t…
There's no way there are that many Europeans on Stormfront. The single most caustically racist topic on the website is Muslim immigration in Europe, particularly when it's discussed on /r/worldnews. And the ugliest rhetoric comes from Europeans. At least self-described Europeans.
You and I are talking about two different brands of bigotry found on that website: There's the Muslim bashing which I do believe is organic, and sadly, reflective of mainstream western views of the religion. I don't observe those voting trends on topics about Islam. The rapid sink/float phenomenon is specific to rants about people of African descent, mainly American blacks. It gives the impression of some cooperation amongst users.