well if you read the source material, an interesting quote appears:
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COMPANY INTELLIGENCE REPORT 2016/080
a senior Russian financial official said the TRUMP operation should be seen in terms of PUTlN’s desire to return to Nineteenth Century ‘Great Power’ politics anchored upon countries’ interests rather than the ideals-based international order established after World War Two
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which FYI is Department K of the FSB based in Lubyanka and its task is “counter intelligence in financial services” in other words “Economic Warfare”
russia like china are cultures w/ a long history (much longer than two hundred fifty years the USA has been around) and their people have a long memory and play the long game, sadly here in the USA the majority of thinking is short term like in what are the earning next quarter, what is the latest fashion fad, etc.
if people in this country want to hold its position of leadership for another 250 years or longer, its important to start thinking how to play for the long haul
