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minus-squaresomeguy3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·6 months agoI honestly wonder if Putin expects corruption in the American system. I mean there is, but if he expects more.
minus-squareSGGeorwell@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up46arrow-down1·6 months agoHe grew up on a steady diet of Soviet propaganda that leaned HEAVILY on that point. You’re probably right.
minus-squarecmbabul@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·6 months agoI’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
minus-squarenifty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 months agoIt’s always projection with authoritarians
I honestly wonder if Putin expects corruption in the American system. I mean there is, but if he expects more.
He grew up on a steady diet of Soviet propaganda that leaned HEAVILY on that point. You’re probably right.
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
It’s always projection with authoritarians