Facebook ads purchased by Russia during the 2016 campaign and released by Congress earlier this month reveal a clear intent to create havoc in the U.S. and should make Americans wary and embarrassed. They also sent a clear message to Americans compliments of Russian President Vladimir Putin: You mess with me, I’ll mess with you. We’ve allowed ourselves to be vulnerable to such an exploitation of social media by failing to control our easily manipulated passions and by our own gullibility.