It's not just rhetoric. And it's not a conspiracy theory. It's happening in plain sight and well documented. Regardless of how much of that harm is caused by normal internal corruption and incompetence , there is literally zero doubt that Russia has spent significant effort and treasure attempting exactly that. And the number one thing they've exposed is how vulnerable we are to it and what a fantastic return on investment naked bribery and xenophobia are. Especially if you don't care whether people know or not.
The USSR basically collapsed twice already. I don't know what is going to happen to the Russian federation but there's no decent case for "oh wait" and Putin isn't elevating it's citizens - who are suffering outrages daily to their democracy, infrastructure and economy as a mafia network bleeds their resources and effort dry -- it's trying to drag everyone else's down. I hope for the best for Russian citizens and they deserve better.
And yes yes we're just as bad etc.
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