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If you haven't read the 2020 "Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election" [1] you really shoul
by russellbeattie 4y ago
If you haven't read the 2020 "Senate Intelligence Committee report on Russian interference in the 2016 United States presidential election" [1] you really should.
> The report concluded that "the Russian government engaged in an aggressive, multi-faceted effort to influence, or attempt to influence, the outcome of the 2016 presidential election".
The scope is broader than you can imagine, the timeline was much longer and the efforts were effective and persist til this day. Sadly most of the people who most need to read and understand the report won't bother. Yes, the Republican lead committee determined there was no direct collusion - which is at least plausible since Putin was ex KGB and knew how to take advantage of "useful idiots" - but still details the extensive efforts Russia made to influence the election starting years before. It's a truly frightening read.
1. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Intelligence_Committee_report_on_Russian_interference_in_the_2016_United_States_presidential_election https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senate_Intelligence_Committe...
- boeingUH60 4y agoNot American, so don’t have a dog in this fight. But, I’m always surprised that Americans seem to shudder in horror when they hear about supposed election interference…the U.S. has dipped its hands into many other countries’ politics and sometimes outrightly replaced regimes..do they expect that their opponents will just sit down and not try to influence them like the U.S. does elsewhere?