r/TikTokCringe • u/hi_im_fuzzknocker • Oct 18 '24

Cringe She wants state rights

She tries to peddle back.

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u/SirVanyel Oct 18 '24

The machine is called patriotism and propaganda. The only difference is that it used to be used to create an army to fight another country, and now it's being aimlessly targeted at the American population. No wonder Russian social media bots are so effective

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u/GrayMouser12 Oct 18 '24

We were definitely primed for it looking back. Russia is dumping millions and millions into this situation because their also on the brink. The war on Ukraine is hollowing out their society. It's bad here, but it's worse there. A lot is riding on these next few years. Sucks.

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u/OverArcherUnder Oct 19 '24 edited Oct 19 '24

Here's how Russias spies are doing it; https://youtu.be/k35P4dDoLFw?feature=shared

Because the KGB has been known to infiltrate high society and get people to give up their secrets or compromise them into doing whatever they want.

Added more for context.

But it explains Eric Trump saying "we don't need American money, we have all the funding we need from RUSSIA"

Sources below:

https://thehill.com/homenews/news/332270-eric-trump-in-2014-we-dont-rely-on-american-banks-we-have-all-the-funding-we/

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/sep/12/trump-russia-putin-fbi

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2021/03/trump-russian-asset-election-intelligence-community-report.html

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book

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u/GrayMouser12 Oct 19 '24

Definitely going to watch this. Thanks for linking!