investigated russian corruption. they did the same thing to him. planted false evidence, called authorities, authorities find the false evidence, he s ruined. quote, the idea that europeans and russian opponents of the kremlin are all sexual deviance with its for pedophilia is a strange but recurring theme in russian propaganda. so evil. it s so, like, meta level exploitative and evil and base and cynical. but of course the use, that right? because once you ve planted that kind of false evidence, once you ve made that false allegation, whether or not you planned evidence, it s not like a normal political allegation, even a normal criminal allegation, right? when it s about that, it activates our animal revulsion. and of that kind of a charges made against somebody in politics, it effectively kills that person off as somebody who
it s so, like meta level exploitive and evil and base and cynical. but of course they use it, right? because once you have planted that kind of false evidence, once you even made that kind of a false allegation, whether or not you plant the evidence, it s not like a normal political allegation, even a normal criminal allegation, right? but it s about that. it activates our animal revulsion. and if that kind of a charge is made against somebody in politics, it effectively kills that person off, as somebody who can participate in the debate and the argument and the fight anymore they re effectively declassified as inhuman and monstrous and they re gone. vladimir putin has been in power 22 years now in russia, and that particularly sick hallmark of his time in power has been a constant. he has used it against all different kinds of political