Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug. They want to see reports on how they view their America, so they find properly and intentionally place propaganda.
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>”If you truly hate modern America—its diversity, its immense energy, its raucous debate—then you won’t mind hearing it denounced by other people who hate it and wish it ill.”
That breaks new ground in understanding what the Russians are up to. What’s really amazing to me is that I used to see liberals as being the most likely to feel this way. That was during the 60’s and 70’s. “You don’t know how lucky you are, boy, back in the U.S.S.R,” reflected a pro-communist sentiment (Lennon mistaken for Lenin) that current MAGA people now embrace in their rush to condemn “socialism”. That’s quite a bait and switch!
The U.S.S.R. was Russia’s empire. Putin wants it back. And Republicans like Trump are eager to serve it on a silver platter with all their money.
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I’m hoping that someone will explain Applebaum’s metaphor that “*In the meantime, there are plenty of boats available to borrow for Russians who want to reach the sea*.”
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Confirmation bias is a hell of a drug. They want to see reports on how they view their America, so they find properly and intentionally place propaganda.
>”If you truly hate modern America—its diversity, its immense energy, its raucous debate—then you won’t mind hearing it denounced by other people who hate it and wish it ill.”
That breaks new ground in understanding what the Russians are up to. What’s really amazing to me is that I used to see liberals as being the most likely to feel this way. That was during the 60’s and 70’s. “You don’t know how lucky you are, boy, back in the U.S.S.R,” reflected a pro-communist sentiment (Lennon mistaken for Lenin) that current MAGA people now embrace in their rush to condemn “socialism”. That’s quite a bait and switch!
The U.S.S.R. was Russia’s empire. Putin wants it back. And Republicans like Trump are eager to serve it on a silver platter with all their money.
I’m hoping that someone will explain Applebaum’s metaphor that “*In the meantime, there are plenty of boats available to borrow for Russians who want to reach the sea*.”