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A former Pentagon contractor works with secretive sections of US special forces, then ups and moves to Russia. He gets married, radicalizes and starts popping up on Telegram channels as the leader of a neo-Nazi terrorist group recruiting Americans.

https://archive.ph/29a4O

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[–] ThanksObama@sh.itjust.works 26 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] very_well_lost@lemmy.world 19 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Once again, AI just can't get the hands right...

...those are way too big.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 days ago

Also not wrinkled enough

[–] sparky@lemmy.federate.cc 15 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] the_q@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

Technically no, but we get your point.

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[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago
[–] antisocialite@lemmy.today 21 points 4 days ago

We learned a decade ago that every adversarial government in the world targets the right specifically because they're gullible and credulous. We know that because they told us they do.

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] pulsewidth@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago

And while their was some backlash from a few people, the majority of their fans shrugged and kept on watching them, judging by their subscriber and view counts.

Absolutely pathetic from the 'facts don't care about your feelings' crowd that purports to bravely face uncomfortable truths.

[–] nkat2112@sh.itjust.works 19 points 4 days ago

I came here to:

  1. State the obvious response for the article's question: Yes.
  2. Up-vote just about every commenter for this post.
[–] Robotsandstuff@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago

Yes they are and have been for years

[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 17 points 4 days ago

Is water wet?

[–] lennybird@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

What, did The Base founder fleeing to Moscow or the Russian honeypots oddly popping up in right wing protests give it away?

[–] FelixCress@lemmy.world 15 points 4 days ago

Yes. Next question.

[–] dhork@lemmy.world 11 points 4 days ago (1 children)
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As in Europe.

I don't fit in any group but it doesn't matter who the Kremlin supports in anyway, I'm against jt

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 5 points 3 days ago

they have been funding it since last decade. its not a coincidence every 4 years, right wing govt starts to get a sudden boost in funding. this goes the same for white supremecy groups.

[–] Cocopanda@futurology.today 4 points 3 days ago

I was living in Northeast Pennsylvania. A cocky dude in a badly fitting suite. Tried to talk me into joining his business with Russians. He was pretty open about doing illegal business together. I turned him down. But they have been doing this for decades.

[–] solrize@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Who needs Russia for that? Is it because of the 4chan outage?

[–] AntiOutsideAktion@lemmy.ml -1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Mom wouldn't let me have ice cream before bed because she's funded by putler

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[–] carrion0409@lemm.ee 4 points 3 days ago

I don't even need to read it to know the answer is an astounding yes

[–] vxx@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Is russia co-opting far left groups as well?

[–] Aux@feddit.uk 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)
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[–] Jason2357@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago (2 children)

They have a long history of supporting both ends of the spectrum and really anyone they deem will destabilize the hegemony. Noam Chomsky used to be such a regular guest on RT he could have been considered staff back during the Iraq war. The difference is that they have had wild success with the far right to the point that no one is even really hiding it anymore. Trump and brexit being the biggest successes on the books.

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[–] TheEtherBunny@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

/shockedface

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