• nyctre@lemmy.world
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      Yes? Idiots are even easier to control than people you are blackmailing or paying off.

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      you would be surprised at how far a useful idiot would go for you, all for a seat at a table and a pat on the head.

      Hell, look at what Trumps done for Russia with regard towards destroying our democracy and destabilizing our country, all because Putin gave him a few puffed up words of fake praise.

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        No, I think it takes a little more than that. She craves legitimacy, and he gave her a taste of it. I think she is in on it. She runs when doing so will cause the most damage.