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Xolodno

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12. That's the problem...

Reply to malaise (Reply #9)

Mon Dec 19, 2016, 04:38 PM

Dec 2016

...too many look at news in a vacuum.

They are probably unaware that people in other nations are probably laughing with glee. We've "inserted" ourselves into so many nations political processes, its resulted in some severe bitterness. Not defending Russia's involvement, but we are naive to think it could never happen to us. Jack Abramoff was able to knock off Native American leadership with some cheap fliers.

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