Under the old Soviet Union, KGB agents had a term to describe Westerners who were pro-Russian sycophants - "useful idiots". History will show that today's Russophiles are this era's useful idiots. By encouraging Trump to continue his relentless destruction of American democracy, they are doing Putin's bidding for him. That is not a conspiracy per se, merely the fruitful production of a true puppet master. Republican support for Russian interference in U.S. affairs merely continues America's long-standing romance with fascism. Putin is just one of dozens of fascist regimes historically supported by the U.S. (House of Saud, Ferdinand Marcos, Pinochet, Mbuto, Shah of Iran, Saddam Hussein, Batista (Cuba), Chiang Kai Shek, Noriega) etc. Usually these fiends were operating against their own countries not against the United States, but since Trump is allied with Putin, any election assistance is much appreciated.
This is not the first democracy the U.S. has subverted by any means. The U.S. has sought to undermine every "left wing" government in the world. That is the tremendous irony in this situation - that the Democratic party is now viewed as a "foreign" threat to U.S. hegemony. Yet another "socialist" incursion against America's storied capitalist greatness. A fantastical myth now running on MAGA glue fumes. Nevertheless justifying every effort to undermine the opposition - taking Nixon's malfeasance to an entirely new level.
For two years straight all we heard was "no collusion" between Trump and Putin. The minute the Mueller report exonerated him - despite locking up several of his co-conspirators - Trump picked up the phone and began colluding with foreign governments - this time on the record. Which is nice, because now we don't have to hear "no collusion" anymore from useful idiots. Apparently they've figured out what it means. Footnote for history, you never want to go on record denying something you have literally no way of knowing took place or not. Just because a serial liar tells you so. One hundred lies equals one truth.
This is not the first democracy the U.S. has subverted by any means. The U.S. has sought to undermine every "left wing" government in the world. That is the tremendous irony in this situation - that the Democratic party is now viewed as a "foreign" threat to U.S. hegemony. Yet another "socialist" incursion against America's storied capitalist greatness. A fantastical myth now running on MAGA glue fumes. Nevertheless justifying every effort to undermine the opposition - taking Nixon's malfeasance to an entirely new level.
For two years straight all we heard was "no collusion" between Trump and Putin. The minute the Mueller report exonerated him - despite locking up several of his co-conspirators - Trump picked up the phone and began colluding with foreign governments - this time on the record. Which is nice, because now we don't have to hear "no collusion" anymore from useful idiots. Apparently they've figured out what it means. Footnote for history, you never want to go on record denying something you have literally no way of knowing took place or not. Just because a serial liar tells you so. One hundred lies equals one truth.
The U.S. didn't really bring down the Soviet Union. The old empire was already collapsing for all of the well known reasons - primarily economic stagnation. Likewise, Russia can't really collapse the U.S., because the U.S. empire is already collapsing under the weight of relentless corporate greed. All empires are destroyed by corruption from within. All that Putin's manipulations vis-a-vis Trump can do is obfuscate the final denouement of the empire. So that the fewest number of people see it coming. When all they think they are doing by colluding with Putin is sealing Trump's presidency. Making America great again. Do these fools really think that Putin's goal is to make America great again? Is there nothing they won't believe? No. Not when tax cuts are involved. The fact that these people continuously pass themselves off as patriots is a sad joke. Nothing could be further from the truth. The limitations of cultivated ignorance and rule by idiots are on broad display for anyone to see. So far, the damage appears strictly reputational and political, but the true damage is taking place beneath the facade of this Potemkin farce. The removal of all fiscal, monetary, and regulatory safety nets at the end of the cycle. The dismantling of the worker healthcare safety net to give more tax cuts to historically enriched corporations.
Pure insanity and criminality.
The Mueller report thoroughly documented extensive Russian interference in the 2016 election. All of which was assiduously ignored by Republicans. All they searched for in the document was Trump's name. To ensure there remained degrees of separation between him and his Kremlin handler. Which means that three years ago, Putin got exactly what he wanted - a Manchurian super dunce in the White House. Sowing non-stop anarchy. The greatest "asset" placement in the history of spy craft. These people are partly right, the fate of Trump's presidency IS sealed. But there is far more at stake now than just an election.
History is being made in real-time. And suffice to say it will not be kind to those who make it their overriding goal in life to know absolutely NOTHING about history.
