You Don't Have to Be a Russia Hawk To Care - by Josh Marshall

[KittyWampus]

2. I hate to say Oligarchs again... but that seems to be what's happening. Subvert western Democracy.

Subvert western, participatory democracies and sell the Commons to the highest bidders. Use Rightwing white nationalism to your favor as you stoke anti-Muslim sentiment.

Selling the commons is an old strategy in Europe. As is stoking anti-Muslim sentiment.

Leave a husk of democracy, I believe in Russia it's called a "Managed Democracy". So there's the pretense of Democracy.

Befuddle people with fake news and chaos.

I think the very wealthiest people on this planet are more than happy to strategize together and work with leaders like Putin.

I guess my biggest concern is economic hollowing out of our world's Democracy. And a willingness to throw ethics and morality to the wind as the wealthiest create conflict and use bogies to keep people insecure and frightened.

"We have nothing to fear but fear itself".