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Matthew ngatai's avatar

The average American person knows very little about Russia 🇷🇺 the average American people know very little what goes on outside of America 🇺🇸

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NatSocToday's avatar

The average American doesn't know what goes on inside America either.

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William H Warrick III MD's avatar

Scott, even as a child, 5 or 6 years old, I never fell for the Russophobia hoax. Now I'm 81 and have been to Russia as a Citizen Diplomat, three times. A Shaman from Siberia helped me understand my feelings.

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Sherry-May Metcalfe's avatar

Great read thankyou.

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7thSignSoul's avatar

Scott do you know anyone who can confirm Bulgarian Journalist, Dilyana_bg is still alive doing her Independent Investigative Reports?

I read her work on Ukraine BioWeapons Labs and Experiment "Hospitals" during the time when Gonzalo Lira's reports got him on Ukraine's infamous Kill List. And we all know how that ended.

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Tatjana's avatar

Yes, Dilyana is regularly publishing articles in her mother tongue in media outlets in her homeland.

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7thSignSoul's avatar

awhere can TwittX Exiles find them❓

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Jolinn Kampstra's avatar

I've watched Putin interact with several diplomats on various networks. I've always had the impression that he is very dignified man. I think he's smart, articulate and humble. The marking of a great leader. Thanks, Scott, for the revelation.

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Melissa Perez's avatar

Yes I’ve been listening to you and a few others and really appreciate this. I’m so sick of all my well meaning liberal friends with their Ukraine flags

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Michael's avatar

The critique Clement provides of Putin’s Russia is so far removed from the present-day reality of Russia as to make it meaningless.

I think this phrase of yours encapsulates the problem rather neatly. These guys are ignoramuses with regards to Russia. And you can write anything on a blank slate, which is very convenient, especially for using their product for internal purposes. Which is what Russiagate was all about.

Now, the reasons why they are so ignorant, or their motivations, can be interesting, but the taproot of CIA performance in all this is just that - blatant ignorance.

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Ryan Milton's avatar

This is a deep article. But it gives a clear picture, more clear than one could likely get from any university study in the USA.

One would have to start from the standpoint of wanting to know truth. Then, learn the language, then history and reading Soviet archives.

There is lots of work that needs to be done to clean up the Russia Desk in the CIA.

Our intelligence agencies are deeply polluted.

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Rob Roy's avatar

The first time I heard about Russia interference was from Hillary Clinton when she said 17 intelligence agencies said Putin tried to influence the election. I knew that was a lie and she was a sore loser and couldn't bear to lose legitimately. Her first choice to blame was Russia; she and Bill had been after a regime change in Russia ever since Bill Clinton was elected president. The very incompetent Rachel Maddow carried the ball for that lie for nearly five years and it made her very rich. Putin is the best leader in the world, along with Xi Jinping, and one need only go to both countries to understand why those leaders are loved by their citizens. It's easy to understand why we can only despair with our leaders by comparison.

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Franz Kafka's avatar

Superb analysis. Lovely name Gurganus. Heads should roll!

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wilter downs's avatar

Remember when biden said putin was committing genocide? The west is ridiculous

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Jeff Forrest's avatar

Well Done, Thank you!

Did The VIPS help?

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Nazareth Chanike's avatar

Спасибо товарищ

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Missy's avatar

Scott, you might enjoy this conversation with Alex Krainer 👇

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwNNPNL-KKc

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Rob Roy's avatar

Extremely interesting. I'm going to reread, probably more than once. In the meantime, "published on December 28, 2025" strikes one as an odd few words to write.

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Iordan Kolev's avatar

Wow!

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