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In reply to the discussion: Documents show how Russia's troll army hit America [View all]freshwest
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As you have done so well, let's just cut the crap and get to what is being supported here. Wittingly or not.
I know Russians who gave me reasons as to why they support a full return of the days of monarchy and Russian empire. Not just the days of the USSR...
Back to the days of the Tsars. Just plain old feudalism, but with some modern touches. That is why the GOP, Libertarians and Koch types support Putin. This is their view of how they world should be run, but they know that people will not accept it if they call it by what it is. They are conditioning us to accept it, though.
Thom Hartmann gives an excellent description of what we as a nation and the world are confronted with now:
ISIS is another version, they see what they are doing as bringing in a more natural system. They are quite open about how they are going to do it.
The honest Russians I spoke of may be a minority, but we have to think what Russia has been through since the fall of the USSR. Many blame that on the USA. Since Reagan took credit, didn't he?
They also tell me they see Putin as their man and are willing to have him as Tsar. So words arguing against Putin won't work, to him he is the past and future Russia.
But those who are coming to online American forums, and mouth a few buzzwords as if they care about American ideals or the Enlightenment, or much more often bash us, are not being honest and their attempts are clumsy.
JMHO!