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2016 Postmortem

UCmeNdc

(9,650 posts) Wed Dec 14, 2016, 12:10 PM Dec 2016

The Russians will not stop now. They know they have their opponent on the ropes. [View all]

The Russians will use their ability to hack US computers to build a massive offensive propaganda operation. The Russians know the GOP will never fully investigate how they got into US computer systems and how they flipped this election toward a GOP win.
The Russians will continue this offensive disinformation campaign against the United States until the average American will not trust the system at all. The GOP must be willing to look at this problem objectively and punish all involved as a future deterrent.

That includes Donald trump and Roger Stone!

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The Russians will not stop now. They know they have their opponent on the ropes. [View all] UCmeNdc Dec 2016 OP

Putin and Russia have effectively relegated the USA to 3rd world status... with nukes we can't use. KittyWampus Dec 2016 #1

A banana republic triron Dec 2016 #15

I remember telling DUers before the election about not putting their heads in the sand over Comey's UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #2

+1,000,000 Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #10

they're still attacking us. paid Russian trolls are everywhere Jean-Jacques Roussea Dec 2016 #3

They are also very sophisticated UCmeNdc Dec 2016 #6

of course - why should they stop - nothing tangible or effective has changed. yet. NRaleighLiberal Dec 2016 #4

Oh, but we will no longer be Russia's opposition. We are about to be friends Persondem Dec 2016 #5

I'm afraid you are right. Expect..... Adrahil Dec 2016 #7

Latvia/Lithuania/Estonia/Georgia/Ukraine are in real danger here. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #8

Putin is a Hitler or a Stalin. duffyduff Dec 2016 #13

they haven't even started yet. nt TheFrenchRazor Dec 2016 #9

Plutocracies are easy to destroy, because there is no loyalty among wealthy war criminals. Rex Dec 2016 #11

The GOP is going to own this. duffyduff Dec 2016 #12

The GOP needs to disappear. Dawson Leery Dec 2016 #14