Eric Garland

ACTOR ANALYSIS: The Russians enter the Game with a broad objective, flexible tactics, and several acceptable outcomes.

Russian interests have been, for many years now, the subversion of Western institutions, principally NATO, but any will do.

This subversion can take many forms: driving wedges between US-Commonwealth-Euro intel cooperation, break up NATO, create chaos.

This game has been developing for many years, is asymmetrical, and much cheaper than building a decent aircraft carrier.

Plus, the Russians f**king rule at covert shit. Always have. Ask a cold warrior. Mucho respect for our adversaries. They do clever work!

Post-communism, they're reduced to Drunk Uncle status in the global balance of power. Mouthy, smart, degraded, much reduced in stature.

Russians as *people* are civilized, artistic, enamored of brilliance and tragedy, and generally proud. And should be. They do not like this.

@ericgarland damn, man, this is great writing, using a form that doesn't usually lend itself to greatness.

@ericgarland CIA should have released Russian intel as soon as Comey violated Hatch in Trump's favour. 1/2

@ericgarland Left's dogged adherence to rules while the Right tear them up is our undoing. Enough of it. Resist, don't conform.

@ericgarland defence of Democratic complacency in face of a fascist taking the White House will not be looked upon kindly by history.

@ericgarland Your thread is eloquent, even inspiring, but emphasis should be on action today and not simply riding the storm.

@ericgarland the Electoral College can and must stop Trump. The idea should be mainstreamed not dismissed. This is its prerogative.

@ericgarland failing that, work on delegitimising Trump as GOP did with Obama should begin, with view to impeach ASAP. Pence is preferable.

@ericgarland This is already worse than any of us, I think, can fully process. We must not be confounded into reticence by it.

@ericgarland @irwin That was transcendent. I was lifted, and I needed to be. Thank you for that.

@kateo @ericgarland @irwin actually it sucked

@Hutch__ @kateo @ericgarland @irwin gloopy saccharine USA all caps part at the end especially.

@Honxqp @kateo @ericgarland @irwin dude writes like a 12 year old making up a soap opera and all these dumb ass libs masturbate to it

@Hutch__ @Honxqp @ericgarland @irwin Well, you've certainly convinced me to reconsider my opinion with those well-reasoned arguments.

@kateo @Honxqp @ericgarland @irwin I did? good. I'm glad you snapped out of your trance

@Hutch__ @kateo @ericgarland @irwin imagining Mark Twain reading the now-infamous diatribe..was pre-emptively scathing of it, really.