I agree with that. My concern is that Democrats have been similarly corrupted or otherwise turned and we just haven't seen it yet because they've got to put forward a certain public face.
I think it's just coincidence that the Republicans general ideology kind of lines up with a lot of the ideologies of Russia and that makes it easier for them to fully saturate as you put it.
Paranoia ain't no fun.
I definitely cannot name anyone. If Russia is clever enough to turn a good portion of the Republican party, they are definitely 100% clever enough to subtly flip a good number of Democrats too.
The fact that I can't name anyone probably says more about what my biases are than anything else.
Here's what I found: https://www.cnn.com/2019/10/18/politics/hillary-clinton-tulsi-gabbard/index.html
If Hillary can spot it... I dunno. Seems like they'd be up to something.
If I were Russia, I'd definitely play both sides against the middle!
Lolz ... It is much, much too late. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/06/when-top-republican-says-russian-propaganda-has-infected-gop/
... And you'd be a fool to believe that it's only the Republican party.
I had a 2600 baud modem and I liked it. About 30.
I've been messing with you. The episode of X-Files I was watching was boring.
Do have a nice day. Feel free to DM me. This was fun
Just out of curiosity how long have you been using the internet? Like, in years, not just today.
What was the where now? I don't think you can amplify with a lens... Do you mean lens? I'm pretty sure that's not how that technology works. I'm very confused as to what you're trying to say!
Edit: perhaps I didn't hear you over this really loud water, hombre.
Why thank you. I think my English teacher would disagree. Improper format. I think she call it a diatribe.
No. My memory suits me fine and I couldn't care less whether I convince anyone. I'm expressing my distrust and explaining why, not writing an essay. I think your expectations are a bit high for a frustrated diatribe written by an absolute stranger while watching TV. 😁
Regardless, if you want to trust the government, have at it. Feel free to consider me as just another geriatric fool shouting at clouds.
At the very least both incidents were used to manufacture consent in a devious way, in the twin towers case to start a war that is even now considered to be completely unjustifiable. Consider Joe biden's advice to Benjamin netanyahu "Don't make the same mistake we did" no doubt referring to our reaction to the destruction of the towers and his subsequent beating of the war drums.
In the case of Pearl harbor, even if there was some sort of conspiracy behind just negligence, it was a justified act to involve the country in a war that would otherwise have reached our doorstep regardless.
I do sincerely hope you have a pleasant day. Take care internet stranger 😁
Not beyond plausible deniability.
I believe that they had enough information to have prevented it and failed to do so to the extent that it was intentional or that it was profoundly negligent. I remember investigations afterwards turning up some troubling evidence.
Consider this too... If Japan is a known aggressor, and you want to be prepared, why do you keep your pacific fleet in a state of anything less than high alert?
In both cases, the events did much to motivate a nation to support a war.
I don't believe that anyone (least of all myself) in the general public will ever have all the answers, but the manufacture of consent is a dark business. If you don't have trust issues, you should.
Another prime example is government agencies manufacturing the drug epidemic and using the proceeds to fund black ops.
So that's the long answer, the short answer is that I don't have enough faith to believe 100% that they weren't. The track record isn't stellar and while it's clear they didn't pull the trigger, there are numerous inconsistencies.
I do believe that jet fuel along with the contents of the building can and does melt steel beams. Lol.
None of which is meant to convince anyone, rather to illustrate a lack of trust.
Correct. But they weren't always that way. That's the point that I was trying to make; that their socially conservative ideology has been an alignment with Russia's for quite some time. At least the past 40 years I would say.