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NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)
1. Thought Experiment. If he were trying to hurt us, what would he be doing differently?
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:24 PM
Sep 2020

Going after Elections, Military morale, economy, USPS, ....

lostnfound

(16,177 posts)
8. Also damaging Alliances, trade treaties, clean energy investments
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 09:06 PM
Sep 2020

Social security, cultural stability..

misanthrope

(7,411 posts)
3. I don't think he is capable of carrying out
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:26 PM
Sep 2020

explicit orders, much less not spilling those instructions to someone during his perpetual logorrhea.

It's more a matter of finding someone who can't do anything other than weaken and disrupt at all levels, helping their ascension to power and then leave to them what comes naturally.

lpbk2713

(42,757 posts)
4. One of the first overt things he did over three years ago ...
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:33 PM
Sep 2020


He made friends of our enemies and enemies of our friends. And that was no accident.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
5. I've read it said, that if necessary he is going to start a war....
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 06:48 PM
Sep 2020

but it never occurred to me the war was going to be right here in the U.S.of A

soothsayer

(38,601 posts)
6. Well he's been in Russia's pocket for decades. Maybe he's their idea
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:01 PM
Sep 2020

July 4, 1987: Trump flies to the USSR for the first time after being personally invited - the trip is arranged by the Soviet government (source).

1988: Trump starts talking about running for president on Oprah (source).

More here
https://www.sutori.com/story/timeline-you-might-be-interested-in--pTTyLH39r7FsRtF51JZi4BVt

Dale Neiburg

(698 posts)
7. I've wondered for some time if the Russian bounties
Sat Sep 5, 2020, 07:19 PM
Sep 2020

may have gone farther than we were told. If, for instance, Individual-1 was told: "Hokay, Donald Fredovich, here's the deal. For every 100 Americans who die of covid we'll forgive $1000 of the money you owe us."

This is pure speculation on my part, but it does explain what we're seeing.

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