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2. The Russians want us to lose faith in our institutions

Tue May 22, 2018, 08:47 AM

May 2018

Trump campaigned mocking our institutions, and his followers wanted to "shake things up"

Looks like it is working

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"Russia wants us divided!" No... no, it does not. So what does Putin want? [View all] ck4829 May 2018 OP

I would say not so much divided as Sherman A1 May 2018 #1

The Russians want us to lose faith in our institutions ollie10 May 2018 #2

+1. Putin wants Western democracies to fail from within dalton99a May 2018 #4

They want to weaken NATO. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2018 #3

Certainly an item on the global agenda ck4829 May 2018 #5

I highly recommend Timothy Snyder's new book, The Road to Unfreedom Chiyo-chichi May 2018 #7

Yep, apathy works well for tyrants ck4829 May 2018 #9

Russia wants us divided. Orsino May 2018 #8