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Scratch a neocon and reveal a neoliberal (and vice versa); stress a liberal and find a fascist.

Russiagate was easily accepted by Americans due to pre-existing Russophobia, which is an old tool of Empire.

Americans likely had a positive view of Russia after its fleet prevented a British blockade during the Civil War [https://www.historynet.com/us-russian-alliance-civil-war/], but the Bolshevik Revolution changed that good will. The American ruling class and its finance backers turned virulently against the Revolution, even sending troops to assist Britain and the White Russian rebels to defeat the new power in Moscow. An onslaught of malign anti-communist propaganda and actions began, briefly interrupted during 'WWII' (he Great Patriotic War), and soon after the end of war, Russia was deemed 'enemy' again. This negativity continued even after the end of the Soviet Union and lasts to this day, so that Russophobia is more extended than ever. Thus, American people were prejudiced to believe the Russiagate claims.

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Excellent synopsis.

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Thank You

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Soon it will be” how I learned to love the bomb”.

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Great title!!! If the article even halfway lives up to the headline, it’s gonna be awesome.

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Are you sure about hyphenating the word neocons?

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No one cares what Cheney thinks.

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You craftily mix real analysis with evil lies but most intelligent readers recognize your malign intent.

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Can you give me an example of what you think are "evil lies"?

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Monkey see monkey do. A nation of idiotic people making idiotic choices what one thing has the federal government done successfully? Besides mutate and contaminate murder mayhem pirate and pillage yet off to vote for complete failures.

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The political class wants someone weak who won’t get in their way

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Dick....excellent name for that war monger hawk pos ....better would be "Penus" Chaney! This guy fd up personal freedoms over 10000pages with the patriot act after 9-11. Nope, it wasn't staged. Go fuck yourselves you pos fuckheads! Bunch of psycopath war monger elites!

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I agree with most of what you’re saying, and I don’t have illusions about Trump, but using NBC and Reuters articles (MSM) as examples of his hawkishness doesn’t convince me. As is so often the case, we get a snippet of what he said, and we’re supposed to infer the rest. “Fine people on both sides;” “a bloodbath;” pussy-grabbing; etc. MSM never provides valid context.

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In case anyone doesn’t know what the neocons, and now Harris, believe in, here ya go.. https://dc121.substack.com/p/neocon-quotes-wishing-for-911-to

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All I gotta say something smells fishy in Denmark

To Killer Kamala

Cesar Beware the Ides of March

Et tu Brutes,

Scene 1, Act 1 Cesar

Guess who will play Brutus?

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It’s called winning:

If you get power ?,

Then you can enact long term change ;

(that’s the general idea anyway).

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