House Intelligence Committee chair says Russian propaganda has spread through parts of GOP

https://amp.cnn.com/cnn/2024/04/07/politics/mike-turner-russia-ukraine-propaganda-gop-cnntv

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  1. Real title: Russia’s Silent Invasion and Our Use of the First Amendment to Fight it.

    We all know that there is a massive decades long Russian effort to undermine our democracy. Now that there is a RUpublican Foreign Committees Chairman Michael McCaul openly saying they his party is infected and the GOP have also been calling proper conservatives RINOS, we can see that the goal posts have shifted dramatically on the Right. So dramatically that the older/not so old and technologically challenged are manipulated like marionettes both on the right and left. It is important now, more than ever, that we keep our eyes on what is actually happening and we do this by using the first amendment and
    Rights talking about it. I know I can’t go over all the points in this description, like corporate influence, citicens united vs FEC, much needed term limits, proper mental health awareness and care, but let’s talk about em!

    Our political system is old and running at sloth’s pace while modern technology is flying circles around it. We obviously need solutions yet all we hear are incomprehensive talking points spewed out from top media dogs that are amplified from fake/foreign media outlets. That with shortened attention spans and an uptick it being ok to interrupt people, it’s harder and harder to have these conversations we so desperately need.

    This is where our first amendment rights shine and why it’s listed before the second amendment. We’re supposed to use our words before our guns!

    I encourage everybody to talk about realistic problems we have and converse about comprehensive solutions. This includes listening. When this is done, even with somebody you feel is too far on the other end of the aisle, you’ll see that as long as you are proper with them and stick to a single point, they (in my few experiences and examples) will start to question their own lines of thought…which is enough for the first conversation. Just keep a cool head and stick to provable facts, also now we can fact check any “facts” they might use too in a matter of seconds.

    Since many forms of foreign propaganda flow out through social media, they are attacking us directly though this same method I’m reaching out to you with, so you have the choice. Either do your part as a citizen to be a citizen of the USA and use the tools our founding father gave us to fight against this quiet invasion by having the hard conversations we need to have, or complacently choose to not do anything, like they want you to!

    Just educate yourself and come with a few strong talking points like “I remember when EVERYBODY loved Mrs Doubtfire and the work she was doing, especially in that last scene when they were filming for broadcast, how did you feel about it when you first saw it?” Solution: “Stop thinking about what other people are doing with their dicks and look at their work.” Or, “show me a point in history where permanently closing the borders EVER worked for a non-barbaric country” Solution: “Hire 500 new immigration judges and the people/ infrastructure we need to bring in more upstanding people to become citizens in less than a year so the money we’re spending isn’t to house and ship them, but to make them a part of our thriving economy based off of our melting pot of a country.” Basically zoom out and let them show themselves how petty the differences are and then tie it right back into the Russian quiet invasion.

    An outside attack has always brought our nation together, consciously and subconsciously. Realizing that we are under attack now from the outside this is how we can come out on top as a nation!

  3. I feel like many Americans don’t realize what russia actually is. They might think that it’s just another country with all kind of good stuff. However you have to ask those people – what russia ever produced that was good to anyone? Has russia created anything that they appreciate? Ever?

    If in return you get “what Ukraine ever did good?” – just remind them that Christmas ringtone “Carol of the Bells” was written by Ukrainian composer Mykola Leontovych when Ukraine one century ago was still fighting for itself.

  4. The people that actually need to hear this never will or will call it Fake News. Russia has taken full advantage of the fact that half the country is very stupid and very gullible.

  6. Of course it has. The GOP has become nothing but an arm of the Putin regime. It’s why they hate America. It’s why they hate free and fair democratic elections.

  11. It is also spreading among the far left of the Democratic party. They’re supporting the foreign policy goals of Russia, Iran and Hamas by calling for the disarmament of Israel. They’re no different than Mike Johnson and the MAGA crazies who are trying to disarm Ukraine, also on behalf of Russia. Both the far right and the far left are compromised and full of traitors who are sabotaging US foreign policy and the defense of US allies.

  15. This is code for: my colleagues are compromised by Putin.

  18. That’s one way to phrase it. Or perhaps: Russians have compromised parts of the GOP and those members are spreading Russias propaganda to further Russias agenda.

  20. House Intelligence Committee feels a mite slow on this revelation.

  21. Propaganda is then amplified by the media, looking at you cnn.

  25. Some thieves break in. Others are welcomed through the front door. Unfortunately, with Republicans that old enemy of my enemy is my friend thing as gone too far.

  31. The conservative reddit surprisingly has this topic blocked.

  32. Republicans willingly let it in,because it was in their short term best interests to do so

  33. Of course it has. We’re past the part where it’s all kay fabe to morons for the sake of billionaires. Actual fucking lunatics are running the party.

  34. Wrong.

    It’s has spread throughout the whole party, not part.

    Reworded it for youml.

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