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[–] Dasus@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Well it is.

And it's not a secret either.

Trump is Putin's lapdog and Putin just wants to destabilise US and EU to level the playing field for Russia.

Often Russian campaigns aim to disrupt domestic politics within Europe and the United States in an attempt to weaken the West

Russia seeks to promote American isolationism, border security concerns and racial tensions within the United States through its disinformation campaigns

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_disinformation

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The American mind simply can't comprehend a plan which extends beyond the next weekend, nevermind a 70+ year vision

[–] lobut@lemmy.ca 3 points 13 hours ago

I bring this up a lot but I still couldn't believe when my friends asked why I wouldn't visit them in the states and I said because of the 51st state rhetoric and they were like: "oh man, we completely forgot about that ages ago"

Well good for you yanks.