Russia seems to be aiming for Balkanization in other countries

[ck4829]

Balkanization, or Balkanisation, is a geopolitical term for the process of fragmentation or division of a region or state into smaller regions or states that are often hostile or uncooperative with one another. Balkanisation is a result of foreign policies creating geopolitical fragmentation, as has happened in the namesake Balkan region under the Ottoman Empire and the Austro-Hungarian empire.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkanization

I think Russia would have supported the GOP regardless of Trump. Let's not kid ourselves, the GOP is what? Primarily white, conservative, and southern. This isn't about the south by itself... this is about the south and the GOP. You can't stick any Republican senator in the south and they will automatically win, but I'm sure you can stick any Republican senator in the south in any other state and they might win. The GOP platform has a template that first and foremost caters to white, conservative, middle class-"middle class"-and upper class, and southern.

This is a region that has already seceded before and Republicans like Ronald Reagan used dog whistles like "state's rights" to not only encourage the racism, but also endorsed their autonomy.

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This is also happening right now in Italy...

A bombshell investigation published Friday by Italy’s L’Espresso magazine reveals a plot that might sound familiar. Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini of the hard-right Lega Nord party, L’Espresso reports, last year sought a 3 million euro funding commitment from Kremlin-linked entities to finance his political campaign. The scheme, reportedly organized by a loyal aide and former spokesman to Salvini named Gianluca Savoini, enabled the money to flow to Lega Nord covertly, tucked behind an ordinary-seeming oil export deal between Italian and Russian companies.

There is no clear indication of whether this money ever actually made its way to Salvini and his party, L’Espresso notes. But the tale is yet another example of people or organizations linked to the Kremlin working to advance right-wing politics in a Western nation. In this particular case, the deal, regardless of whether it ever came to fruition, shares elements with President Donald Trump’s Moscow tower initiative—another business negotiation during an election that was carried out by a right-leaning politician’s trusted aide who had or was seeking discussions with Russian officials.

https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/02/matteo-salvini-russia-italy/

Lega Nord is like the GOP in many ways in this post; white, conservative, middle class-"middle class"-and upper class, but northern instead of southern. And when Lega Nord doesn't get it's way, it suggests that maybe northern Italy should just secede.

Nationalism is giving way to regionalism, Putin's endgame?

[Achilleaze]

1. KGOP republicans* are busily surrendering the USA to russia

as long as the money and caviar keeps flowing to them.

* under the demonic misleadership of Comrade Dirty Donny, the republican Draft-Dodger-in-Chief

[DetlefK]

2. Exactly. Russia's strategy is to create conflict in other countries.

For example, RT publishes two sorts of articles: Those who praise Trump to high heavens and those to absolutely trash him. Their goal is to provide both sides with talking-points.