Foreign Enemies are Infiltrating (Social) Media to Destroy America from Within
Analyzing Russian and Iranian influence campaigns
A very powerful video exposing religious extremism in Iran....
......and how it is effectively being exported to the West through radicalized religious leaders, academics....
....and, with the help of social media (TikTok)…..college and even high school/middle school kids.
The video has seen been blocked on TikTok:
The Right has correctly identified the threat, the reach, and the effect of this infiltration in America/Europe.
However, it’s interesting to listen to people like Jordan Peterson, Dave Rubin, etc.,
....obsess about the Iranian/Islamic/Marxist infiltration into Left/Progressive/Democratic politics....
.
...to the point of not only sycophantically supporting the most pathologically disordered politician (Trump) in American history….
....and using "Trump Derangement Syndrome" to mock those with an acute awareness/expertise of Trump's pathology....
…..while completely dismissing the Russian infiltration into not only Western/Republican/MAGA politics…..
….but also into THEIR lives and shows……
And when people like Dave Rubin are exposed....
....they enlist the help of people like Megyn Kelly (at the 3:00 minute mark) to dismiss/diminish that infiltration as simply being a politically motivated action by:
“....the DOJ to embarrass conservative podcasters who got pulled into this…..and had no idea they were working with the Russians……this is the DOJ’s attempt to say everyone is a Russian stooge, Conservatives are a Russian stooges, the Russians are interfering again, don’t trust Conservatives, they’re Russian stooges”.
Of course, Dave Rubin and many others on the Right are now (5:00 minute mark) criticizing the media for “runn[ing] with these crazy things”....
....because they not only want to deflect/distract from their own greed and/or naïveté...
....but they want to deflect/distract from the fact that their own greed and/or naiveté....
....just further exposed the national security threat that they have been tribalistically (party over country) dismissing and mocking for almost a decade:
The Russian infiltration into American/Conservative politics.
The problem isn’t that the media is "run[ning] with these crazy things" (reporting this story).
The problem is that for three consecutive presidential elections....
.....Russia has been interfering with and manipulating American democracy…..
…….and, the people who have been parroting the “Russia, Russia, Russia…..hoax” narrative in order to protect and legitimize Trump….
.....suddenly....and "innocently".....found Russian money in their pockets.
Here’s the thing:
Those “innocent victims” who received millions of dollars....
....and who at this point don’t appear to have returned/donated the money (profiteers)…
....were chosen for a reason.
Russia doesn’t funnel millions of dollars to people who are anti-Russia.
For a breakdown on the economics of YouTube content...
...and why Dave Rubin, Benny Johnson, Tim Pool should have been wary when being grossly overpaid…..
....read this article by Johnathon Last:
The Tenet Media Guys Are Worse Than Useful Idiots. They’re collaborators.
Imagine how the Right/MAGA would react if liberal podcasters were overpaid for anti-Taiwan/pro-China talking point-laden content?
Would those liberal podcasters be recognized by people like Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Megyn Kelly, and Jordan Peterson as “victims”?
In this hypothetical, would Dave Rubin, Tim Pool, Benny Johnson, Megyn Kelly, and Jordan Peterson describe the investigation as a politically motivated action by:
“…the DOJ to embarrass [liberal] podcasters who got pulled into this…..[who] had no idea they were working with the [Chinese]……this is the DOJ’s attempt to say everyone is a [Chinese] stooge, [liberals] are a [Chinese] stooges, the [Chinese] are interfering again, don’t trust [liberals], they’re [Chinese] stooges”?
Of course not.
What would happen is that the Right/MAGA would be losing their minds.
The story would be running 24/7 on every FOXNews/OAN/Newsmax show….
....and on every Rightwing podcast and Youtube show….
....even while some of those shows were being “brought to you by….”
....Russian money.
Circling back to the documentary…..
At the 12:15 minute mark, it exposes Iran's scheme of exporting extremist ideology to take over Europe and America.
Similarly, it is well documented that Putin has no plans to stop at Ukraine if Trump/MAGA allow “Russia to do whatever the Hell it wants”....
....and he will continue into Europe.
Russia and Iran are allies with the same objective:
To destroy the West.
And yet, the Right/MAGA refuse to acknowledge that.
It’s an oversimplification, but...
....one half of the country is “wise” to Russia….and is being played by Iran….
…..while the other half of the country is “wise” to Iran….and being played by Russia:
As the documentary, exposed….....Iran is preying upon/exploiting the emotions of young Americans.
And Russia is preying upon/exploiting the emotions older Americans.
Russian and Iran (and China) are conspiring to exploit and destroy America.
And we're complicit.
One of the takeaways of all of this?:
Avoid becoming so emotionally invested in politics (tribalized) that it corrupts your judgment and your ability to think critically.
Don’t get sucked into the black and white, absolute mindset of tribalism.
Don’t put politicians or divisive political actors on “pedestals”.
Nearly everyone has an agenda, even if they initially were motivated by altruism.
Money, fame, and tribalism…..corrupts people’s judgments….and character.
And most importantly...
....foreign (Russia/China/Iran) and domestic enemies (Trump) are actively trying to destroy American from within….
….to divide us....
....and turn us against each other….
Don’t let them.
(Click here to see the video of the social media troll farm below)
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By the way..…
....Dave Rubin.....
.....the "Free Speech Absolutist" who abhors cancel culture.....
....is predictably a hypocritical coward:
(I was blocked before I wrote this article)