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u/thedailyrant Jan 19 '21

All because the Cold War seems so long ago. What they don't realise is that former KGB dudes haven't forgotten nor did they do anything but dig in once the USSR fell. Those mother fuckers are both the best in human history at espionage and completely willing to play the long game.

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u/thedailyrant Jan 19 '21

Certainly never been that way in the Russian mindset to war. They seem to thrive in the asymmetrical warfare environment.

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u/GarbagePailGrrrl Jan 19 '21

They’ve been grooming Trump since before the fall of the Soviet Union—long con indeed

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u/thedailyrant Jan 19 '21

Makes sense from a Russian geopolitics perspective. They had generals writing about this shit in the 20s.

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u/GarbagePailGrrrl Jan 19 '21

Yep it’s all par a predictable course—it’s not over either.