The right-wing commentariat’s decade-long shift from near-universal antagonism to Russia to eager amplification of Kremlin propaganda has helped create the environment for Trump’s recent moves selling out Ukraine in favor of an effective alliance with Putin.

  • @PugJesusM
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    72 days ago

    Really, the only reason why it took as long as it did was because of so many right-wing voters still associating Russia with the Soviet Union.

    • Unruffled [they/them]OPM
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      Yeah, and it’s kind of ironic that the US is having it’s Yeltsin moment at the same time as Russia is desperately trying to re-form the Soviet Union.