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Okay then: > Herein lies the real power of the Gerasimov-style shadow war: It’s hard to muster resistance to an enemy you can’t see, or aren’t even sure is the

by spuz 8y ago

Okay then: > Herein lies the real power of the Gerasimov-style shadow war: It’s hard to muster resistance to an enemy you can’t see, or aren’t even sure is there. But it’s not an all-powerful approach; the shadowy puppeteering at the heart of the Gerasimov Doctrine also makes it inherently fragile. Its tactics begin to fail when light is thrown onto how they work and what they aim to achieve. This requires leadership and clarity about the threat — which we saw briefly in France, when the government rallied to warn voters about Russian info ops in advance of the presidential election. For now, though, America is still in the dark — not even on defense, let alone offense. So then, why does Trump not care about it? This article indicates that his shining a light on Russian activities could be effective. I think I know the answer but your reply doesn't actually answer the question. https://www.politico.eu/article/new-battles-cyberwarfare-russia/ https://www.politico.eu/article/new-battles-cyberwarfare-rus...

prolikewh0a 8y ago
>So then, why does Trump not care about it? Everyone does it. It's impossible to stop and having him care about it more is just going to implement further censorship, further surveillance, and further privacy rights removed from Americans. It's two+ years in and they haven't found anything linking Trump or his associates to Russian interference, only your normal everyday domestic fraud of all sorts. I don't like Trump, but this is the Benghazi of the liberals. It's a distraction from real substantive issues that effect real working Americans.
DyslexicAtheist 8y ago
are you indicating he might be a Russian asset ?? (gasp) not after he has built a whole business network over there and had no scruples to hire a man who was directly responsibly for installing Yanukovich (in Ukraine) as his campaign manager? I do not think Trump is even capable of caring because that would imply he has some kind of intelligence. Considering he isn't able to write a tweet that isn't all CAPS-LOCK and riddled with grammar/spelling errors, no I don't think he cares. The actual reason Trump doesn't care is because Trump thrives on chaos. He doesn't shine with intelligence or making good arguments. He feeds of disarray and chaos. I don't mean to say he does a good job bringing structure to chaos. But he knows that as long as everyone is up in arms over every tweet they're not thinking clearly and that is (as far as "Trump the man" is concerned) his only advantage. It's a huge one though. He (Trump) certainly has no interest on shining a light on the Russian activities. At least not if it concerns him or his crooked son/family.

by spuz 8y ago

prolikewh0a 8y ago

>So then, why does Trump not care about it? Everyone does it. It's impossible to stop and having him care about it more is just going to implement further censorship, further surveillance, and further privacy rights removed from Americans. It's two+ years in and they haven't found anything linking Trump or his associates to Russian interference, only your normal everyday domestic fraud of all sorts. I don't like Trump, but this is the Benghazi of the liberals. It's a distraction from real substantive issues that effect real working Americans.

DyslexicAtheist 8y ago

are you indicating he might be a Russian asset ?? (gasp) not after he has built a whole business network over there and had no scruples to hire a man who was directly responsibly for installing Yanukovich (in Ukraine) as his campaign manager? I do not think Trump is even capable of caring because that would imply he has some kind of intelligence. Considering he isn't able to write a tweet that isn't all CAPS-LOCK and riddled with grammar/spelling errors, no I don't think he cares. The actual reason Trump doesn't care is because Trump thrives on chaos. He doesn't shine with intelligence or making good arguments. He feeds of disarray and chaos. I don't mean to say he does a good job bringing structure to chaos. But he knows that as long as everyone is up in arms over every tweet they're not thinking clearly and that is (as far as "Trump the man" is concerned) his only advantage. It's a huge one though. He (Trump) certainly has no interest on shining a light on the Russian activities. At least not if it concerns him or his crooked son/family.