Discussion: what is the Russian angle regarding the right wing in the US?
Discussion: what is the Russian angle regarding the right wing in the US?
Starting from the assumption that European empire is hostile to Russia, that the US is a successor/continuation of European empire, that the US is hostile to Russia, and that Russia has abandoned the possibility of a peer or junior partnership with the US...
What is the current analysis of the relationship between the US right wing and Russia?
I am thinking of things like Tucker Carlson's interactions with Russia, the supposed Russian memo that Tucker's commentary is important to Russian programs, supposed Russian money entering politics, Russian social media propaganda, etc.
Obviously the US runs bot farms to produce propaganda and influence other countries, but what's the current state of analysis as to Russia's goals with their similar programs?
I am looking for perspective from members of the 'grad on this, because search results are obviously heavily skewed with liberal perspectices.