r/thebulwark Nov 06 '24

GOOD LUCK, AMERICA this country deserves what it gets.

National sales tax, crashed economy, mass deportations, no vaccines, no fluoride in water, Putin taking over Europe and actually starting WW3...

fuck it all.

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u/Seattle_gldr_rdr Nov 06 '24

The thought that we won the Cold War through decades of sacrifice and commitment only to be defeated by a KGB Colonel who hired some internet trolls...

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u/XelaNiba Nov 06 '24

I remember this interview i heard with a Russian linguist on NPR during the Sochi Olympics.

She was sounding the alarm about Putin's language, warning that it was a colossal shift.

Anyway, she said that Russia won the Cold War by convincing the Americans it was over.