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albacore

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5. I wish it was JUST Putin...

Reply to Kid Berwyn (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 30, 2019, 11:11 AM

Dec 2019

He and his hackers/minions have certainly done their best to stir-fry American politics and society. But. They tapped into a huge vein of hate in this country.
All his malicious activities wouldn't work if they fell on fallow ground, but the rich soil of American racism, paranoia, and anti-intellectualism allowed his program to take root and grow.

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I wish it was JUST Putin... albacore Dec 2019 #5

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