I fear that a force of evil has been unleashed

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5. One name for that evil force is Vladimir Putin.

After the breakup of the USSR, Putin and his cronies stole much of the wealth of Russia, and they’ve used some of their enormous wealth to sow discord around the world. We cannot be in Putin’s mind to know his ultimate goals, but an acquaintance who has worked in Russia, speaks fluent Russian, and has met Putin several times says that he is “wicked smart”—a man with brains, wealth, no morals as evidenced by the number of critics he has had murdered, and a desire for ultimate world power. We should all be afraid of such evil.

Using cyber warfare, he has attacked many countries, especially Western countries, and stoked the nationalism that is driving destabilization in many countries, including the US, Italy, France., etc. Unfortunately, a number of billionaires in the world are just fine with Putin’s tactics and actions. Rupert Murdoch and his sons actively aid the disinformation campaign, though their propaganda predates Putin. But people like Robert Mercer were certainly willing to subvert the US government by helping Putin steal a US election. The only way to fight such billionaires, who are global players without alliance to any one country, is to try to take away their power. Obvious solution, no obvious way to accomplish it.