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[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yes, they did say only Russia, I'm not sure how you're managing not to see that.

[–] YarHarSuperstar@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

It was not simply manipulation from Russia and others, putting Trump into power and creating MAGA.

Yes, it is that simple. Not only do we have Trump as a Russian assets, but I’d wager there are also other politicians and judges that are assets too. Not to mention all of the dark money that flooded our government (thanks to Citizens United), and the whole of social media misinformation campaigns across Facebook, Twitter, TikTok, etc.

There is nothing homegrown about this; we’ve been under attack for a long time. Ow, and we’re only starting to notice it because of the repercussions.

This comment? I'm seriously not trying to be nitpicky, if that is what they meant I'm not like defending their position necessarily, but if I understand this comment correctly, it didn't exclude money from American oligarchs, other countries, etc. Which is consistent with my understanding (the money comes from all over). That's all I meant to point out, if I'm wrong no offense intended. I understood to mean that it's not what a majority of people actually want. More of a semantic disagreement.