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The USSR’s corpse is laughing from beyond the grave.
When the US thought the cold war was over and that the west has won, the CIA and FBI seemed to direct their attention inwards toward the American empire whilst the KGB and GRU transformed into a new monster that adapted perfectly to a post soviet world.
Modern Russia seems to have perfected PsyOps on a mass scale. They have for years without the West seemingly knowing or caring sowed the seeds of mass disinformation in the general population via social media. This mass disinfo campaign easily exploited the minds of reactionaries and now those seeds are bearing beautiful fruit for the oligarchs of Russia.
The West either became complacent to the threat of Russia after the USSR fell or already had bad actors installed to ignore all the warnings signs to the threat that was Post-Soviet Russia. By the time we all realized what was happening it was all too late.
To be honest I wouldnt be surprised if the USSR was planning something of this scale before it fell and the plan simply “changed” hands. (More like one hand gifting it to the other.)
If any sort of actual truth or justice still exist in one hundred years it would be completely fascinating to study Russia’s rise post USSR and how they were able to so quickly cripple the once mighty West.
You’re so right. And now one of the two biggest parties in the US (GOP) is basically a Russian propaganda creation, along with its platform.
Btw you might like the !astroturfing@lemmy.world community
The GOP is at this point just an extension of Putin himself. The top ones like “judge” Clarence Thomas most certainly know they are nothing but stooges but true Flavor Aid drinkers think they are saving the white race by establishing a christofash theocracy. Its all just a means to an end by exploiting Americas religious and race issues for control and domination over Russia’s biggest rival.
Again the USSR is giggling in its grave, if trump wins its about to kickstart Russias firm grasp over the US federal govt. Truly dark times ahead for the united states. I still somewhat believe our neolib corporate overlords will put the thumb on the scale to favor biden.
Dont get me wrong they arnt doing it for our benefit but i think them scaring us with another trump term and possible religious dictatorship is them telling us to get in fucking line or else.
Thats getting into extreme conspiracy so who really knows they can not care eitherway until they are literally being put against the wall themselves but they will still think it was worth it for every dollar.
I keep an eye on the astroturfing subs but its pretty crazy how easy it is to spot on your and how many people fall for it.
(i too fall for the occasional rage bait like an idiot)