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blm

(113,083 posts) Fri Feb 16, 2018, 08:50 PM Feb 2018

Jan 20, 2017. RED DAWN. Thank a Republican - Putin does.

Several times throughout the 2016 cycle some of us here at DU urged Democrats to frame the obvious Russian interference as a hostile invasion, to use terms that average citizens would understand. To call the Russian's operation against us RED DAWN - the takeover of this nation and its government. We knew most people would get that if it made it onto the media's radar.

IMO, this is still our best and easiest frame. And it's the simple truth.

In 2014 they planted their anti-US election special forces in our country and at the same time there were high-profile stories out of Moscow about Russia's gay population being openly targeted by groups loyal to Putin. Those moves were applauded by the RWers here. They wanted that for THIS country. Remember the uptick in social media memes depicting Obama as a weakling on a bike while they drooled over Putin riding a bear?

Propaganda crafted for their audience of RW idiots aka Republican voters.

Jan 20, 2017. RED DAWN

https://www.democraticunderground.com/10028445781

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Jan 20, 2017. RED DAWN. Thank a Republican - Putin does. (Original Post) blm Feb 2018 OP

Red Don Blue Owl Feb 2018 #1

This was 2014 right before the Olympics - Putin's audience was AMERICA'S right wing voters. blm Feb 2018 #2

Blue Owl

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1. Red Don

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Fri Feb 16, 2018, 08:57 PM

Feb 2018

as in Don TRUMP

blm

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2. This was 2014 right before the Olympics - Putin's audience was AMERICA'S right wing voters.

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Fri Feb 16, 2018, 09:02 PM

Feb 2018

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/01/russia-anti-gay-gang-violence-homophobic-olympics

Russian anti-gay gang violence seen for the first time on camera
Forthcoming C4 documentary reveals disturbing methods used by homophobic groups as Olympics near

Shocking footage of the violent groups that target gay men and lesbian women in Russia will reveal the dangerous levels of homophobia in the country in the runup to the Sochi Winter Olympics this week.

A Channel 4 documentary, Hunted, to be broadcast in the Dispatches strand on Wednesday at 10pm, will include the first television reporting of the concerted intimidation and humiliation carried out by the anti-gay groups Parents of Russia and Occupy Paedophilia.

"We filmed these groups with their knowledge, and what I found shocking afterwards was that only a few asked to have their faces disguised. They all believe they are doing the right thing," said Liz Mackean, the investigative journalist who travelled to Russia to make the film for C4.

"Occupy Paedophilia has groups in more than 30 cities. They operate with impunity and under the cover of the remarks [Vladimir] Putin has made suggesting that children are at risk from homosexuals," Mackean added. The film shows the gangs using the internet to lure potential victims to meetings, before threatening violence to force confessions or humiliating acts. One victim is persuaded to dance and is filmed for the internet.
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