• someguy3@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    I honestly wonder if Putin expects corruption in the American system. I mean there is, but if he expects more.

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      6 months ago

      He grew up on a steady diet of Soviet propaganda that leaned HEAVILY on that point. You’re probably right.

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        6 months ago

        I’d also be pretty confident that he put a lot of eggs in that basket because his tactics worked in 2016 and he figured it was a proven success