A must-read article from Anne Applebaum. It has been obvious for a while that pro-Trump social media is mostly foreign propaganda. The irony of using “America First” to sabotage America is no doubt something foreign trolls find amusing.
Fear, cynicism, nihilism, and apathy, coupled with disgust and disdain for democracy: that is what modern autocrats sell and there are far too many people falling for it.
Russia and China Are Winning the Propaganda War - The Atlantic:
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/06/china-russia-republican-party-relations/678271/
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