Not only that, the Russians also ensnared several right wing pundits to do their bidding.
Someone has to be paying Tucker, right?
The Russians are not, and never have been, our friend.
Put it on the calendar. I agree with something you said.
Whatâs really going on here is that the Russians have identified two major weaknesses in their American adversaries. The first is that a big slice of the American public, has an almost limitless appetite for stories that jack up their adrenaline: They will embrace wild conspiracies and ânewsâ meant to generate social conflict so long as the stories are exciting, validate their preexisting worldviews, and give them some escape from lifeâs daily doldrums.
The other is that more than a few Americans have the combination of immense greed and ego-driven grievances that make them easy targets either for recruitment or to be used as clueless dupes. The Russians, along with every other intelligence service in the world, count on finding such people and exploiting their avarice and insecurity. This is not new. (The United States does it too. Money is almost always the easiest inducement to treason.) But the widespread influence of social media has opened a new front in the intelligence battle.
People from the east will betray their country over philosophy. Westerners will do the same for money.