I know you're a Russophile, I have no animosity towards Russia, but I think when you talk about death and destructions, both sides should take the responsibilities for the bloodshed. I am no FP expert, but I feel we are all pawns in this chess game.
Well here is a map of US vs Russian bases around the world. The picture says it all, I think.
https://www.rferl.org/a/where-are-us-and-russian-military-bases-in-the-world/28890842.html
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American working class people do not have a greater political awareness than the "middle class", they are easily led. I am from the reddest part of a red state(Ohio), I know.
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Well I am from the UK, where working people voted to get out of the EU. I think they knew exactly why they wanted out.
Through Facebook or Twitter or whatever, a whisper of child pornopraphy or devil worship, or worse yet, Hillary will take your guns away, will swing their votes.
Well you might know - did Trump actually say Hillary would take away their guns?
Russian trolls saturated their social media, that's what made me so mad.
The whole talk about Russian interference in the election seems total nonsense to me. I mean any number of groups - state run or otherwise - might put false information on the internet. Some would probably accuse Skeptiko of doing just that.
Talk about policy differences, not rumors and innuendos, have a fair fight. I can assure you that the working class people do not vote based on FPs, they're not necessarily pro-peace either, unfortunately, it is mostly their sons and daughters who were sent to the battlefield. Actually, it's the middle class people who's more cautious about getting into wars.
Well that middle class should not have given Hillary the primary votes to make her the candidate. I mean, support for Trump is obviously relative. Could I imagine someone else who would have even better policies - probably yes, though he/she would be unlikely to become president because of the MSM. The amazing thing about President Trump, is that he has pretty good policies, and has actually managed to become president.
I mean you only have to look at 'The Green Deal' to realise that the Democrats have evolved into a party that is unfit for government.
In a way, I can sympathise with you. Obama started out well with his nuclear deal with Russia, but somehow he changed in his second term. He put Hillary into power as Secretary of State, and she seemed to open up one area of conflict after another. I don't think the US should attack any other country unless:
A) They can do the whole job - not just oust the head of state.
and
B) Demonstrate that the country in question is threatening the safety and security of US citizens.
Trump prefers the application of economic sanctions, and while they can be painful to the citizens of the country concerned, are infinitely less damaging than military force.
David