• DeepFriedDresden@kbin.social
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        9 months ago

        Counter argument, Russian interference and political undermining has a direct and indirect influence on global politics.

        “Russia should “introduce geopolitical disorder into internal American activity, encouraging all kinds of separatism and ethnic, social and racial conflicts, actively supporting all dissident movements – extremist, racist, and sectarian groups, thus destabilizing internal political processes in the U.S. It would also make sense simultaneously to support isolationist tendencies in American politics”.”

        https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundations_of_Geopolitics

    • Gosplan14_the_Third [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      9 months ago

      It’s less wacky politicians (though there undoubtedly are some that actually believe that) and more nationalist propaganda - showing Poland as an island of righteousness against the removed west or something. It’s an attempt by the far-right Law and Justice Party to gain support via culture war and shocking people into disgust and hoping they back you based on that. Even at the cost of pretty blatant lies.

      It works on my family, at least in part. 😕