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blue-wave

(4,354 posts)
Wed Nov 2, 2016, 04:36 AM Nov 2016

Trump, Putin, and the Alt-Right International

In boosting Trump and funding fringe parties in Europe, Russia has helped construct a new kind of "comintern"—and it's even more effective than the Cold War version......


Never in its wildest dreams could the old Soviet politburo have imagined it would get a U.S. major party candidate so congenial to its interests.......


Putin may not fully realize just how much he has raised the geopolitical stakes in the growing Cold War 2.0.


http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2016/10/trump-putin-alt-right-comintern/506015/

Above are highlights from the article.

As we approach the final stretch of this political cycle, I hope and pray that every American casts their ballot with the knowledge that we are in a new type of cold war. As I see it, not only with Russia, but other adversaries throughout the world. We have no other candidate more ready and understanding of world complexities than Hillary. It's not just that we should make the right choice, we must make the right choice.

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