In fact the FSA has been doing just that for the last 15 years or so.

Did you mean "FSB"? Otherwise, I need to know what that acronym is.

Yes, the Russians had a lot of social media bots spreading lies about the Dem candidates (for POTUS), in hopes that the Felon would win. They continue to do so. They are exploiting the gullibility of the average American.**

But Putin -I think- believes that Americans are somewhat ignorant, and somewhat cowardly. Probably left over from his KGB days (when Soviet citizens were raised to believe that we were soft and decadent).

And Jedi, I'm NOT even saying that the Democrats, as currently constituted, will ever get us to that point. It's no longer "Libs vs Cons".

Right now it's those who stand up for democracy against those who are rushing headlong into fascism.

Absolutely. I have said many times that the country (and by extension, "democracy") comes before party. When I was a Republican, I think Dems and Reps agreed on that point...but no longer. For Dems it mostly does. For Reps, that seems to have gone away.




**It doesn't help that a large percentage of Americans get their "news" from social media, which is a cesspool of lies and distortions. If they get something correct, it's almost by accident.