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In reply to the discussion: Lev Parnas Says The Monday Krasnov/Zelenskyy Meeting Is A Trap [View all]paleotn
(20,838 posts)51. He's correct about the idea of land for peace.
But that's obvious. The Russkies have been flogging that 13th century idea for over a year. But framing that as some "grand conspiracy" with Trump is over the top and meant to give Parmas attention as much as anything. And attention gets him paid these days, so the wilder the conspiracy the better. Gins up chatter and helps with future TV gigs. That formula seems to work just as well on the left as the right. If done on the right, we call it scamming the rubes. The point being, not to disseminate information and analysis but to simply get people worked up. There's a monetary value to that.
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Well, it might have been intended to be a setup, but Zelensky won't be alone. Roughly, a half dozen
Texin
Aug 17
#43
Convicted felon, liar, Trump supporter, grifter and former Giuliani co-conspirator writes breathlessly:
sop
Aug 17
#54
Slightly worse than that - Putin wants *all* of Donetsk, despite never having taken it all so far
muriel_volestrangler
Aug 17
#35
Let's hope that JD will be too busy thinking about his next taxpayer funded vacation to be a boor
newdeal2
Aug 17
#20