The two big stories tonight-about Russia's attack on Ukraine and Trump's attack on democracy-are the same story, part of an extended, global effort by Russia to attack democracies worldwide. Their techniques differ. There is no equating the suffering Ukraine is going through...
...with what we have experienced in the US or has been experienced in other western democracies in which Putin has invested time and assets to try to weaken.But denying the connections, not acknowledging the bigger picture, will make it that much harder to defeat Putin's efforts.
The reflexive ferocity with which these ties are denied is a sign of how dangerous it is to all involved to reveal the truth, detail the connections, bring to light the broader strategy and the common purpose behind the broader Russian plan.
This is not a conspiracy theory. It's a conspiracy fact. We have seen it. Investigations have provided mountains of evidence. And now it is time to find a holistic solution for dealing with it. When President Biden speaks of the battle between autocracy and democracy...
...this is a part of it, this is the reality of it. War in Ukraine. Subterfuge in the US. Armies abroad. Traitors at home. Links between right wing ethnonationalists worldwide. Bombs & disinformation. All with a single objective: Undercut, diminish, obstruct & destroy democracy.
I can only imagine the howls and the lies and the slurs that will end up in the timeline following this thread. But intellectual honesty demands we see these connections as does a desire to defeat Putin and his anti-democratic coalition worldwide. So, sleep on that tonight.
And then tomorrow, if you doubt it, check the facts. And then, as you see them, find a way to fight back. The stakes are too high. For us, for our allies, for our friends and for our children and our children's children.
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