I guess I don't *know* know, but there's no real evidence besides the word of an ex-spy (and they have a habit of making all kinds of allegations for money), and the circumstantial evidence. But the latter is better explained by the ideological affnities between the two. - ThreadSky

2damntrans.bsky.social • 18 hours ago

I guess I don't *know* know, but there's no real evidence besides the word of an ex-spy (and they have a habit of making all kinds of allegations for money), and the circumstantial evidence. But the latter is better explained by the ideological affnities between the two.

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2damntrans.bsky.social•18 hours ago

And it would be a mistake I think to focus more on Trump's alleged formal ties to Russia than on those ideological affinities between Putinism and Trumpism.

blurplebleb.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Minimizing a concrete, evidentiary formal tie in order to emphasize something as nebulous as ideological affinities might be an interesting academic exercise, but it’s an absurd inversion of what would actually compel public response and possible action

2damntrans.bsky.social•15 hours ago

There is nothing "nebulous" about it and it is not an "academic exercise." It is a real and concrete alliance, part of a broader alliance between fascists across the world.

blurplebleb.bsky.social•15 hours ago

Line of attack one: Trump is a member of a global fascist alliance, a fact established by his ideological parallels with Putin. In this book/podcast/blog series I will

Line of attack two: Former KGB intelligence chief says Trump’s a KGB agent

kendralebo.bsky.social•18 hours ago

Have you read this ? https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/635379/american-kompromat-by-craig-unger/?

paginini.bsky.social•18 hours ago

And, how do we know who controls that FB account?

nomorex61.bsky.social•18 hours ago

The evidence is Trumps actions. He is deliberately making decisions to undermine the US both economically and on the world stage

shuchancellor.online•18 hours ago

"they will sell out their own nation, help the imperialists and rulers of other nations to oppress the people of their own country and sacrifice their own people for the sake of safeguarding their possessions and preserving their political power."

https://www.marxists.org/reference/archive/liu-shaoqi/1952/internationalism_nationalism/ch01.htm

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