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Domesticated_dad t1_j9svphh wrote

You mean like a sudden spike in social media posts that encourages the idea that US citizens should consider seceding from the union?

Psyops like those? You mean exactly how that bullshit Brexit got sold to the British? That kind of shit?

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sudo_rm-rf t1_j9tmeb3 wrote

I can’t tell if she’s a Russian plant, an extremely useful idiot or both. It takes a special type of hack to beat out a serial liar (Santos), underage human trafficker (Gaetz), and whatever Boebert is to become the worst human in Congress, but she does it.

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TarHeel2682 t1_j9txdfb wrote

I’m thinking mostly useful idiot. She is so set on being contrarian to anything someone left of her would do that she ends up trying to destroy her own country. I don’t see how calling for secession is allowable. She should be removed from any committees at least and removed from congress. She took an oath to defend the constitution and calling for this is the exact opposite

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burifix t1_j9un1vo wrote

Every day I'm like 'What they doin ova der'.

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yung_dingaling t1_j9u1ytz wrote

And it goes deeper than just social media. Fox news is entertaining the idea and pushing it on their viewers while CNN, WaPo and others are also giving it airtime by saying it's a bad idea. Responsible media outlets would give her antics as little attention as possible. It's like they haven't learned their lesson from the Trump era where they gave him coverage 24/7 leading up to the election.

At best they're just using her for clicks to make money but at worst they're complicit. In Russia, Putin funds his supporters and his opposition to destabilize any threats to his rule and create a smokescreen. Funding both sides of any issue can cripple a country. It's likely the biggest reason that Russia was cut off from financial institutions and the Swift system and their accounts were frozen. Makes it a lot harder to fund these extremists even if it doesn't ultimately stop them.

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wart365 t1_j9rqzfs wrote

Moldova is an EU candidate country, it would be wise for Europeans to have a joint military operation to at least monitor the situation there and assist Moldovian security forces if an attack happens. This doesn't even require weapons, just good intelligence and reconnaissance as information control is the core of Russia's paramilitary strategy. This can also be done independently of the US/NATO, and arguably should be to show that Europe can be unified and defeat Russia without American assistance. Poland is certainly ready to help, as are Romania and Italy.

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DegnarOskold t1_j9sfc8c wrote

It’s hard for the Europeans to have a joint military operation there, because Article 11 of the Moldovan constitution explicitly states that “The Republic of Moldova will not admit the stationing of any foreign military troops on its territory”.

Even allowing unarmed European troops in would place the Moldovan government in breach of the constitution.

And the current government does not have sufficient power in parliament to unilaterally change the constitution.

If you wonder how the Russians can keep soldiers in Transnistria… that agreement predated the Moldovan constitution and was not replaced by the constitution.

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Electrical-Can-7982 t1_j9t1yqw wrote

>It’s hard for the Europeans to have a joint military operation there, because Article 11 of the Moldovan constitution explicitly states that “The Republic of Moldova will not admit the stationing of any foreign military troops on its territory”.

what about allowing the russians to keep an army in transnistria? i think that happened before they claim to break away.. but transnistria is still Moldovia. so in that sense, the EU can still support Moldovia regardless of Article 11...

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iZoooom t1_j9sjzfy wrote

Words are only worth the paper they are printed on. Just as only laws enforced are actual laws.

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Meihem76 t1_j9tlyky wrote

Moldova's like 40 miles across. Just have them commute from Romania.

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MikaDoodles t1_j9ru0ds wrote

Any politically motivate violence in Moldova should be considered a foreign attempt at undermining Moldovan sovereignty and security by Russia, and subject to military retaliation.

If any of the former soviet states have inclinations towards remaining independent, they would be wise to ally themselves against Russian imperialist aggression.

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KingGidorah t1_j9ssk1n wrote

Ruzzia: ‘Hey, the war in Ukraine is going so well for us, maybe we should try to start another one…’

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RheagarTargaryen t1_j9u3ccr wrote

How do you slow down something that is stopped?

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LSTNYER t1_j9t9ygr wrote

You’d think Russia would have learned the past few times about starting shit and losing like a one legged man in an ass kicking contest. But here we are!

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uppermiddleclasss t1_j9syz8b wrote

Moldovan ruling party blaming all its problems on Russia is the real psy-op. Not all your domestic opposition are spooky Putin puppets.

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Kneepi t1_j9ub6ar wrote

I mean all their problems do stem from Russia, they would have been a much much wealthier country as a part of Romania instead of a breakaway with Russians in it.

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