i'm not into conspiracy theories, but

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no, really, i find confluence-of-interests theories far more plausible -- you don't need different groups to actually conspire when they have their own interests in doing their part that just happens to collectively work out to all their benefit.


that said, the idea that russia has been engaged in a modern propaganda/psychological operations/spying/disruption/recruitment/manipulation/corruption effort for *decades* against america would explain a *lot* about the things that have been going downhill in this country....

murdoch may have had his own interests in creating foxnews, not saying that he specifically is a russian agent. but again,... a confluence of interests....

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1. Brilliant insight... Thanks, unblock! n/t

Confluence-of-interests facilitated by the world wide web and social media over the years is the cause of our current society's polarization and unpleasant situation.

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2. Trump has been into some shady shit, and never covered his tracks well.

I would term a conspiracy theorist anyone claiming that Russia has funneled billions through Trump when no one else would lend to him, and yet isn't controlling his corrupt ass. Of course they are. Trump in turn is taking down all our alliances and blowing holes in our economy, exactly as Putin would want.

This is far more than theoretical.