I noted an extensive article in this morning's Washington Post about how the Russian propaganda machine was extremely (an adverb I try to avoid but which fits here) active in spreading false stories about Clinton during the campaign, and how it seems Trump's people, at a minimum, did nothing to discourage it.
One wonders why. Some possibilities, not to be taken too seriously, are that Putin sees in Trump an incompetent he can manipulate or maybe a fellow kleptrocrat he can cooperate with in mutual self-enrichment (what is it -- Trump will enter the White House with millions and leave with billions upon billions)?
It is ironic, at the least, that those who paint themselves most patriotic among Americans here buy this propaganda and push it along. Some of it is no doubt their naiveté, but I have to say I wonder about those who also regularly post misinformation about how the rebels in Syria are all ISIS and the Russians are not engaging in atrocities -- and similar stuff about Ukraine.
We need to be aware that Putin is corrupt and ignores international standards and is a bald-faced liar. I tend to think about the same regarding Trump, but am going to have to give him the benefit of the doubt for at least a few months.
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