The campaign squandered a whole lot of money and made plenty of people rich. Parts of the Democratic operation seem more like a multi-level marketing scheme (MLM) than a political movement.
This is a bit a of tangent, but I’ve read some of the author’s takes on russia and China (and briefly discussed the articles with him on twitter) and he has no clue what he is talking about. The “articles” are sophomoric takes that clearly show a lack of knowledge or interest in understanding anything.
He might have a better understanding of US internal politics, but his confidently ignorant approach (with respect to russia and China) does not inspire confidence.
Fucker doesn’t even speak russian or Ukrainian and has almost certainly never lived in russia or Ukraine (I would be surprised if he has even visited). And yet he speaks of “Russo-Orientalism”? Come on…
His magazine also directly parrots russian propaganda:
As someone who lives in Ukraine (I am Ukrainian), has lived in russia and the US and speaks the local languages, his takes are horrendous.
I do hope one day, Nathan Robinson, Anatol Lieven and Thomas Moller-Nielsen meet the same fate as “Donbas cowboy” Russell Bentley.
Bentley, 64, was a fixture in the low-level Russian incursion in Ukraine dating back to 2014. Calling himself the Donbas Cowboy, Bentley became a popular figure on Russian propaganda networks for his criticism of the U.S. government.
Bentley, whose military call sign was Texas, went missing in Donetsk in April.
According to the Investigative Committee, Vansyatsky, Agaltsev, and Iordanov tortured Bentley on April 8, and he died shortly afterward.
Vansyatsky and Agaltsev are suspected of blowing up a car with Bentley’s body in it and ordering Bazhin to get rid of what was left of his remains.
This is a bit a of tangent, but I’ve read some of the author’s takes on russia and China (and briefly discussed the articles with him on twitter) and he has no clue what he is talking about. The “articles” are sophomoric takes that clearly show a lack of knowledge or interest in understanding anything.
He might have a better understanding of US internal politics, but his confidently ignorant approach (with respect to russia and China) does not inspire confidence.
Any articles for example?
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2021/08/the-irrational-fear-of-russia
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/03/is-russian-brutality-toward-civilians-actually-unique
Fucker doesn’t even speak russian or Ukrainian and has almost certainly never lived in russia or Ukraine (I would be surprised if he has even visited). And yet he speaks of “Russo-Orientalism”? Come on…
His magazine also directly parrots russian propaganda:
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/10/why-did-russia-launch-this-catastrophic-war
https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/2022/05/how-the-war-in-ukraine-can-be-ended
As someone who lives in Ukraine (I am Ukrainian), has lived in russia and the US and speaks the local languages, his takes are horrendous.
I do hope one day, Nathan Robinson, Anatol Lieven and Thomas Moller-Nielsen meet the same fate as “Donbas cowboy” Russell Bentley.