tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post5090312643912689385..comments2024-03-29T01:07:30.224-07:00Comments on Had Enough Therapy?: Russia and the Election: an Interesting ThoughtStuart Schneidermanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12784043736879991769noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-49742905399093972542017-03-01T12:10:12.019-08:002017-03-01T12:10:12.019-08:00Yes, an interesting take: our foreign adversaries ...Yes, an interesting take: our foreign adversaries seek to shape our elections to serve their interests.<br /><br />Kind of like what we've recently done in Israel and France. <br /><br />Shocker. Ignatius Acton Chesterton OCDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18222603717128565302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8078379512095504946.post-35284110366941337472017-03-01T06:53:42.533-08:002017-03-01T06:53:42.533-08:00Certainly it makes sense - they wished to weaken t...Certainly it makes sense - they wished to weaken the expected winner of a foreign election. They didn't even need to originate most of the fake news, even if they did their share.<br /><br />And a two-fer here - now they benefit by the rumors of their influencing the election for Trump, making it easier for America to stay divided. A win-win for the chaos makers. <br /><br />And the more America looks corrupt and bought by the wealthy, the less Russian Citizens will complain about their kleptocracy, so win-win-win! This is probably the smallest benefit since the Russians have long been cynics, but every little bit counts.<br /><br />Sure, Trump is not Russia's literal puppet, golden shower video tapes not withstanding, but certainly Exxon is happy that they can finally start drilling in their economically frozen Russian contracts.<br /><br />Spring is finally here for Exxon at least! Its not like they're making any money in US fracking. Finally Exxon can stop buying back shares. This is from a year ago at least. Its investment time, and there are Russian Billionaires to pay off!<br /><br />https://www.forbes.com/sites/christopherhelman/2016/02/02/exxon-ends-share-buybacks-it-must-be-acquisition-time<br />---<br />As CEO Rex Tillerson said in a statement Tuesday, “The scale and diversity of our cash flows, along with our financial strength, provide us with the confidence to invest through the cycle to create long-term shareholder value.”<br />---<br />Ares Olympushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726811306826601686noreply@blogger.com