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Here's the one conspiracy theory that always sticks with me because it explains everything. Putin's number one goal for decades has been to destabilize the United States. That's why Russian troll farms have posted things supporting both sides of decisive issues for ages. He doesn't care about the issue, just that Americans fight over them. Trump has been mixed up with the Russian Mafia since his real estate days, and Putin has a lot of dirt on him. Since becoming president, Trump has appointed people most likely to disrupt or destroy the organizations they're in charge of. The person who wants to get rid of the department of education gets put in charge of it. The person who doesn't believe in science and who believes junk conspiracy theories, gets appointed health and human services. Many more examples. The goal is to make the government fall apart.
So in that context, Hegseth doing this works either way. If he gets the military brass to fall in line and go against the Constitution, Putin wins. If he tries and the military brass goes against the commander in chief, Putin still wins. The goal is destabilizing the country and taking down the government.
It's not just speculation, it is literally in writing, in Alexandr Dugin's book The Foundations of Geopolitics. It is the Russian Playbook, taught at the Russian Military Academy, and is kept in Putin's office.
Published in 1997, it outlines how Russia can take control of the world, by conquering each region without using the military. For America, it suggests:
"Instability and separatism." It sounds exactly like what's been going on in America over the last 30 years. My question is: Who are these "special services" that already existed in America? We know that about 10-15 years ago, we rounded up a circle of Russian spies, living as normal American citizens, in sleeper cells around the country. Is that who they meant? Or perhaps they include Donald Trump, who we know was given the code name Krasnov on his first visit to Moscow in 1987. Or is it all the blackmailable elected officials who have been taking Russian campaign money laundered through the NRA for decades?
BTW, here's what the book had to say about Great Britain:
And of course we had Brexit, which we now know was heavily influenced by Russian propaganda, and accomplished exactly what the Russians wanted.
And then Ukraine:
I have actually heard Putin himself make statements that nearly quoted this phrase:
Almost word for word. Putin is clearly following this book. Further, the author, Dugin, is still extremely active in the highest reaches of the intelligence structure. His daughter was also an influential member of Russian intelligence, until she was killed by a car bomb that was thought to be intended for her father.
Despite the MAGAs trying to intimidate anyone from approaching the Russian connection to MAGA, we all know the truth. MAGA is nothing more than a Russian intelligence operation, using an intelligence asset that they groomed for decades. He is an authentic Manchurian Candidate, operating in full view, and with the full knowledge of the entire world.
We can all see it, it is time to end it.
It's absurd how wildly successful Putin has been.
It's easy when you have corrupt, treasonous politicians who are more than willing to turn traitor and accept whatever illegal money you want to give them, and you run a major nation that literally prints their own money. Every politician has their price, and Putin has no problem with paying that price. It's not like it's HIS money he's spending.
Yep. And some of it's so obvious. I mean, has anyone forgotten when a bunch of Republican (and only Republican) senators went to Russia for a July 4th visit?
Gonna have to hit up my local library to see if I can find this book.
Good luck with that. It's not on Amazon, although they have a biography of the author, Dugin, referred to as "Putin's Brain." The Wikipedia entry is pretty extensive, with synopses of much of the content.
https://dn720006.ca.archive.org/0/items/foundations-of-geopolitics-geopolitical-future-of-russia-alexander-dugin-english/Foundations-of-Geopolitics-Geopolitical-Future-of-Russia-Alexander-Dugin-English-auto-translation-with-appended-original.pdf
Probably close enough to get the point.
Nice one! A little light reading. I'll have it finished by morning.
Little late now, the fix is now in. And those same forces will be helping to keep the beatable dems at the helm of opposition.
That's all believable because it actually doesn't sound crazy. Wish that Russia would fuck off and leave people alone.
A lot of people feel the same way about the US.
And I agree with them. Any of the larger global powers need to quit fucking with other countries' stability.
Hanlon's razor.
I honestly don't think stupidity explains all of Trump's decisions nearly as well.
It might explain Trump but not necessarily the people advising him on which decision to make.
Man bankrupted Casinos... Do we really think he's taking advice?
He bankrupted his casinos, but he made himself richer in the process
Exactly. The guy's a very talented shyster, almost to the level of a savant. He's stupid in a lot of ways. His social intelligence is practically zero, for example. But to utterly discount him is dangerous.
Those bankruptcies were deliberate money laundering operations. The idea always was to suck all the profit out, run it into the ground, and walk away, declaring bankruptcy and sticking all the creditors with the bills.
That's why he did it over and over. It's not because he didn't learn how to avoid bankruptcy from his previous bankruptcy, it's because he learned how to milk the next one even better.
No, not advice. But he is taking orders though. I mean Putler clearly has Trump’s balls in a vice.