[iamnothere]

Delusional Red Scare claptrap. Russia is obviously a geopolitical competitor, and exerts some influence, but its reach is limited by its smaller economy and cultural differences.

The real threat is homegrown authoritarian looters who would spend the whole treasury into their pockets if they could, while constantly tightening the screws on dissent to keep the grift going.

Fortunately you people are losing your grip on power. It won’t be long until you’re entirely evicted, fingers crossed. We’re reaching a societal breaking point and that should result in some kind of phase shift, for better or worse.

[somelamer567]

I'm sorry - did I trigger you?

On one hand -- I read the opinion of one anonymous random on the internet posting a Russian-accented sneer, trotting out the usual Russian disinformation talking points, on one hand -- and the combined weight of decades of intelligence estimates of 50+ countries decrying the very real and serious hybrid warfare being waged by this out-of-control rogue state on the other.

So who should I believe? You tell me.

[iamnothere]

Lol. The best of the Western Russian-influenced (funded?) propagandists are people like George Galloway and Russians With Attitude, who despite their best efforts have relatively small and non-influential audiences. But keep that grift going, I’m sure they will continue paying you to drum up reports on the Slavic Menace while China (and we in the US!) eats your lunch.

(This is assuming you are some flavor of Anglo or Euro, based on the Russia fixation, and not one of the few dementia-addled boomers still on the US side of the Russia beat.)