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    Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Jul 18

    During the Cold War, the Soviet’s co-opted *some* American liberals, using them as “dupes” and “useful idiots.” In more recent years, Putin seems to have decided to run the same play—except on the Right.

    5:50 AM - 18 Jul 2018 from Alexandria, VA
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      2. Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        I remarked several years ago about this phenomenon. It seems to have roughly coincided with Putin's decision to cozy up to the Russian Orthodox Church and attempt to portray himself as a protector of Christians in the Middle East as well as the crackdowns on gay men & lesbians.

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      3. Matt Lewis‏Verified account @mattklewis Jul 18
        Replying to @dmataconis

        Yep—I remember that you were on top of this when I started noticing it in like 2013.

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      4. Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Honestly, in some cases, such as the Pat Buchanan types, it didn't surprise me at all. In other cases, it was just weird. As I said at the time, Reagan and Buckley must have been rolling over in their graves.

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      2. Kate Glenn‏ @findingTangle Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        As someone who leans libertarian at times, it is all deeply embarrassing and disturbing. I’m wondering when the LP will address their RT problem...

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      3. Kate Glenn‏ @findingTangle Jul 18
        Replying to @findingTangle @mattklewis

        And, as an evangelical, I am also disturbed every time I hear a Christian leader refer to Putin as “Pro-Family Values”, i.e. he’s so anti gay marriage he puts lgbtq people in jail.

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      2. Doug Mataconis‏ @dmataconis Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Additionally, it seemed to be routed in the idea that Putin was a "strong" leader compared to the supposedly "weak" Obama. Trump was tweeting about that meme long before he ever entered the 2016 Presidential race.

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      1. LB Shore‏ @shorepatrol Jul 19
        Replying to @mattklewis @ishapiro

        What do you figure he's going to do with them?

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      1. BigAlsSwamp‏ @BigAlsSwamp Jul 19
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Uh, were you not paying attention for the last 6-8 years???

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      2. Patrick Ruffini‏Verified account @PatrickRuffini Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        What they did with anti-nuke protesters in The Americans was terrifying

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      3. Liz Mair‏Verified account @LizMair Jul 18
        Replying to @PatrickRuffini @mattklewis

        Anti-nuke protesters everywhere, really...

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      1. Mihir Shah‏ @mihirshah4578 Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Rise of Christian nationalism and creeping authoritarianism on the right are also to blame.

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      1. Jane Pratt‏ @Quincyooo Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Thanks for helping them.

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      1. Steven Walsh‏ @baltophoto Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Is DT a dupe though? I wouldn't be surprised if there's quid pro quo's like the left posits ... But the look on DT's face in Helsinki ... I wonder if it could be just violent threats to DT or his family.

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      1. Andrew Aiken‏ @andrewcaiken Jul 18
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        The same people who called me unpatriotic for being skeptical of the Iraq War are now calling me unpatriotic for being pleased at the prospect of improved US-Russia relations.

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      1. Jules  🖖🏼 🌎 ⚖️‏ @gray_jedi_ Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        Oh no Matt, he’s doing this on the left as well.

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      1. Will‏ @willy_mcdilly Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        *some* liberals then. the *president* today.

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      1. geecee34‏ @geecee34 Jul 18
        Replying to @mattklewis

        America, you have to deal with this POTUS for another 2 more years or maybe even more if you don’t vote him out.pic.twitter.com/vOvXKGd79S

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