🧵Once the West is corrupted then democracy stops looking like a viable alternative for the people of countries like Russia
Best way for Putin to protect his position is to fund corruptions, ferment division, and Foster insurgency
He needs democracy to look like a basketcase
2/ Western politicians thought the fall of the Berlin Wall and collapse of communism signalled the end of worries about Russia
They embraced the money, the lavish surroundings of oligarchs, look at the dealings Johnson and co have had with Russia
3/ With the collapse of mass membership, politics became reliant on big donors
Anyone connected to Conservative Friends of Russia, linked to IEA Elliot should be under intense scrutiny
4/ Its not just the current Conservative cabinet, we have a couple of decades of politicians being compromised in this particular way
Look at Osbourne
5/ Some good threads here on Kremlin tactics
6/ We also have to question the integrity of many in the media, they are happy to rub shoulders with Russians but then don't want to speak about it
I guess all those accusations against Labour MPs might look a bit hypocritical
7/ We face an unholy alliance between Russia money and the international far right, they aren't hard allies but their objectives have converged, both seek to benefit from division
8/ The Council for National Policy that effectively controls the Republican party now, the Koch Network and dark money all seems to benefit from Russian links
9/ The network of opaquely funded think tanks, institutes and foundations has fully integrated itself into the current conservative party
Libertarian billionaire networks, Russian billionaires, Conservative Party and Republican Party, lines are blurred
10/ For instance look at Legatum, a node in the network, and its links to Gazprom
11/ Climate change denial helps the Koch network who have vast financial interests in fossil fuels, protecting these industries is also important for Russian economy and oligarchs wealth
11/ Makes you wonder why the Conservative Party has been so reluctant to tackle money laundering
12/ Look at the UKs Russia report, a complete failure to investigate, however in the US there are better attempts being made to get to the bottom of corruption
Mueller Report has far more detail than anything out of the UK
13/ US is continuing to look into Facebook over Cambridge Analytica and other scandals
14/ No suprise to see Peter Thiels name cropping up
15/ If you don't know about Thiel, then it's worth seeing the kind of shady stuff Palantir and his other organisations are up to
16/ Considering the accusations made against Cambridge Analytica and Facebook its shocking these cases in the US are not being reported on in the UK, they are very relevant
17/ Seems like RW politicians in UK and US, and elsewhere are increasingly showing anti democratic tendencies
Example of the Ziglag group in the US
18/ World Congress for Families
US-Russia project
Culture wars benefit both
19/ Johnson and Russia, wanted to put this thread near the start but I misplaced it
So many politicians are severely compromised, the information is out there,
20/ See how many of these libertarian types are jumping to Russias defence
21/ Russians appearing to get preferential treatment from Tory MPs
22/ Trump,Bannon, the Mercer, Henry Jackson Society and Tory MPs
23/ There is just too much Russian money propping up the Tory party
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-542280…
24/ As for in the US, there are serious questions about Tucker Carlsons defense of Putin
25/ Mueller Report says handing Eastern Ukraine to Russia was discussed
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27/ Jacob Rees-Mogg
28/ UK ruling class sold out
Media couldn't be bothered to pursue the Russia report and let them off the hook
29/ Trumpers can wave their flags as much as they like, pretend patriots
30/ More on Carlson
31/ UK has a housing crisis, multiple factors but turning London into a playground and investment opportunity from those getting rich from authoritarian regimes is one of those factors
Cost of living, housing is the biggest cost
32/ Just found out Halfon also has questions to answer
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