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Yes that's where the phenomenon of tankies came from (at least the ones of modern times)

There is credible evidence that Trump — that bastion of the far-left — has been a Russian asset since the 1980's...

Yes. Trump is a New Yorker. What do you think his party was when growing up? By the way, he has swapped political parties like he probably showers: every few years. Trump has been a democrat, registered, donor, everything you want, multiple times.

> What do you think his party was when growing up?

This is indicative of Americas mental illness epidemic. You believe the neoliberal pro-corporate oligarchy party, that hasn't had a leftist president since Carter, is "the left"... without even a hint of irony.

We have always been at war with Eurasia.

[citation needed] - I thought there was significant proven bribery across the German political spectrum?

Only in one sense. You get Russian money if you're extreme. Left, right, muslim extremist, anarchist, ... doesn't matter. As long as you're willing to sabotage Germany. But the CDU (and even Die Linke for that matter, everyone vaguely "normal") has to get it's Russian bribes the old fashioned way: with large industrial projects. No freebies.