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Here's something I assumed all along and of course
Posted on: November 1, 2017 at 08:23:52 CT
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it is, typically, the dums who ****ed it up and made it worse. Can't we just deport them all?
It's Starting To Look Like Putin's Real Goal Was To Drive Americans Crazy — And Guess Who's Helping
Scandal: Here's a thought experiment. What if Russia's goal in its machinations before the November election wasn't to get President Trump elected, but to sow discord and dissent in the U.S.? If that's the case, Russia's investment has paid off handsomely, and blame for that rests not with Trump, but his political enemies.
In an interview with Politico, Obama administration Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that "The Russians succeeded, I believe, beyond their wildest expectations. Their first objective in the election was to sow discontent, discord and disruption in our political life, and they have succeeded to a fare-thee-well."
He went on to say "they have accelerated, amplified the polarization and the divisiveness in this country, and they've undermined our democratic system. They wanted to create doubt in the minds of the public about our government and about our system, and they succeeded to a fare-thee-well."
The more we learn about what Russia's meddling, the more it looks like Clapper is right about Russia's intentions — that it wasn't so much about electing Trump as it was turning the country against itself.
On YouTube, Russians developed a "Don't Shoot Me" campaign meant to stoke racial tensions using Pokémon Go as a platform. A Russian Facebook page called "the United Muslims of America" shared posts and videos about American Islamophobia. Another Facebook page, called "Blacktivist," ran "denunciations of the criminal justice system and viral videos of police violence," according to the New York Times.
None of this makes much sense if Russia was simply trying to get Trump elected. Why would they try to energize the Democratic base? But the actions make perfect sense if the goal was to destabilize the country.
Even the infamous Russian dossier apparently wasn't an intelligence official's reporting on what Trump and Russia were up to, but a political hit job paid for by the Clinton campaign, that Russians apparently assisted with, and that the company involved — Fusion GPS — tried desperately to shop to the press before the election. (Talk about meddling.)
"If any part of the Steele dossier is accurate, Russia was playing both sides of the fence," notes Real Clear Politics Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon. "But why?"
Maybe, he says, "Vladimir Putin's goal is simply setting Americans at one another's throats."
If so, it was arguably one of the best investments Putin has ever made. Look at what he's managed to achieve by employing a few hackers and putting up some fake Facebook pages.
But who can take credit for handing Putin that victory?
Trump has been denying accusations of any collusion with Russia all along, and tried to put it behind him. Even with the special counsel Robert Mueller's indictments, nothing has been brought to light to contradict Trump, nor has any evidence been presented that Russia was able to sway any actual votes.
It was the Clinton campaign, however, that decided the day after the election to blame their loss on Russian meddling and implicate Trump as being part of it. The press has gladly fed this controversy for 10 months with half-baked stories and wild speculation. Public vitriol on both sides has reached fever pitches. And, as Clapper noted, American's trust in their institutions has suffered a serious blow.
No wonder Democrats and the press don't want to allow any other motive on Russia's part. Because doing so implicates them, not Trump, as colluding with Putin's campaign to destabilize the U.S.
It's Starting To Look Like Putin's Real Goal Was To Drive Americans Crazy — And Guess Who's Helping
Scandal: Here's a thought experiment. What if Russia's goal in its machinations before the November election wasn't to get President Trump elected, but to sow discord and dissent in the U.S.? If that's the case, Russia's investment has paid off handsomely, and blame for that rests not with Trump, but his political enemies.
In an interview with Politico, Obama administration Director of National Intelligence James Clapper said that "The Russians succeeded, I believe, beyond their wildest expectations. Their first objective in the election was to sow discontent, discord and disruption in our political life, and they have succeeded to a fare-thee-well."
He went on to say "they have accelerated, amplified the polarization and the divisiveness in this country, and they've undermined our democratic system. They wanted to create doubt in the minds of the public about our government and about our system, and they succeeded to a fare-thee-well."
The more we learn about what Russia's meddling, the more it looks like Clapper is right about Russia's intentions — that it wasn't so much about electing Trump as it was turning the country against itself.
On YouTube, Russians developed a "Don't Shoot Me" campaign meant to stoke racial tensions using Pokémon Go as a platform. A Russian Facebook page called "the United Muslims of America" shared posts and videos about American Islamophobia. Another Facebook page, called "Blacktivist," ran "denunciations of the criminal justice system and viral videos of police violence," according to the New York Times.
None of this makes much sense if Russia was simply trying to get Trump elected. Why would they try to energize the Democratic base? But the actions make perfect sense if the goal was to destabilize the country.
Even the infamous Russian dossier apparently wasn't an intelligence official's reporting on what Trump and Russia were up to, but a political hit job paid for by the Clinton campaign, that Russians apparently assisted with, and that the company involved — Fusion GPS — tried desperately to shop to the press before the election. (Talk about meddling.)
"If any part of the Steele dossier is accurate, Russia was playing both sides of the fence," notes Real Clear Politics Washington bureau chief Carl Cannon. "But why?"
Maybe, he says, "Vladimir Putin's goal is simply setting Americans at one another's throats."
If so, it was arguably one of the best investments Putin has ever made. Look at what he's managed to achieve by employing a few hackers and putting up some fake Facebook pages.
But who can take credit for handing Putin that victory?
Trump has been denying accusations of any collusion with Russia all along, and tried to put it behind him. Even with the special counsel Robert Mueller's indictments, nothing has been brought to light to contradict Trump, nor has any evidence been presented that Russia was able to sway any actual votes.
It was the Clinton campaign, however, that decided the day after the election to blame their loss on Russian meddling and implicate Trump as being part of it. The press has gladly fed this controversy for 10 months with half-baked stories and wild speculation. Public vitriol on both sides has reached fever pitches. And, as Clapper noted, American's trust in their institutions has suffered a serious blow.
No wonder Democrats and the press don't want to allow any other motive on Russia's part. Because doing so implicates them, not Trump, as colluding with Putin's campaign to destabilize the U.S.
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Here's something I assumed all along and of course - GA Tiger MU - 11/1 08:23:52
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