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TwilightGardener

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2. Russian propagandists spend a lot of time on Free Republic and

Reply to blm (Original post)

Tue Apr 15, 2014, 03:23 PM

Apr 2014

other RW blogs talking about how the US military is weakened by homosexuals and can't fight anymore. They refer to the the US and Europe as "sodomites" and ruled by George Soros. The Soros talking point even came up here on DU a few weeks back.

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Putin understood US politics. He knew attacking gays would get RW America cheering him, and [View all] blm Apr 2014 OP

Plausible. K & R riqster Apr 2014 #1

Russian propagandists spend a lot of time on Free Republic and TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #2

it was brought up to show what the right wing was saying JI7 Apr 2014 #4

Well, I don't know if the commenters who say such things believe it, but TwilightGardener Apr 2014 #6

i'm not surprised, it has been happening a lot JI7 Apr 2014 #8

Yep - I don't get why anyone thinks the timing is just coincidental. blm Apr 2014 #12

I think Putin is appealing to the Russian RW.... HooptieWagon Apr 2014 #3

didn't he write some piece in the nytimes ? and he certain does care how the world JI7 Apr 2014 #5

Yes, he did. Cha Apr 2014 #27

He's far more vain and calculating than you recognize. blm Apr 2014 #11

Some how I doubt Pooty gives a mink's furry ass what RWers in the US think. Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 #7

He likes that the RWers help to undermine Obama's power with congress in Washington. blm Apr 2014 #9

I doubt that Putin gives much of a fuck what anyone in the US thinks of him. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #10

Oh he cares. What we think/would do was part of his Crimea calculus. He thought that stevenleser Apr 2014 #13

He cares about the actions of the government, not the opinions of the public. Spider Jerusalem Apr 2014 #17

The GOP congress keeps undermining Obama to keep him weak mainly to impress the RW base. blm Apr 2014 #19

Except how the RWers here influence a GOP congress intent on keeping Obama's presidency as weak as blm Apr 2014 #14

Repel and disgust Reagan? IDemo Apr 2014 #15

I get that - I was being narrow, specifically in regard to Putin's goal to reconstruct USSR blm Apr 2014 #25

I don't think he really cares RandoLoodie Apr 2014 #16

And Kerry killed a man with his bare hands in Vietnam to save his crew. Yeah, but Putin is so much blm Apr 2014 #26

He understands European right-wing politics, too. "Europe's Right wants closer ties with Russia" pampango Apr 2014 #18

Exactly - Putin's RW fan clubs are popping up all over the world. blm Apr 2014 #20

you're possibly right about Putin, but over-estimating Reagan yurbud Apr 2014 #21

I'm pretty clear-headed when it comes to Reagan. My point was that he'd be rolling to think GOP base blm Apr 2014 #22

that's more credible. thanks for clarification yurbud Apr 2014 #23

Similar to Russian support for Euro RW/Eurosceptics Bosonic Apr 2014 #24