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Let's talk about Putin of the Fifth Column.... (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2022 OP
"fifth columnist" was a red baiting term I pretty much grew up with Warpy Mar 2022 #1

Warpy

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1. "fifth columnist" was a red baiting term I pretty much grew up with
Thu Mar 17, 2022, 10:26 PM
Mar 2022

and we even got shown some scare films in "history" class about how to spot them.

I embraced it a long time ago, I'd love to open the gates against demagogues and right wing radio and TV jerks.

It's overdue.

Putin, of course, is one of the right wing jerks, with a dash of sheer insanity. He just hasn't been the same since his wife divorced him in 2014.

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