There is a breaking news story on the NBC website about Russian plans to increase racial hatred in the United States. An anti-Putin Russian opposition group financed by political dissident Mikhail Khodorkovsky named the Dossier Center obtained numerous documents showing a plan by Kremlin backed oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin “to manipulate and radicalize African-Americans.” NBC could not completely confirm the authenticity of these documents, but they appeared to be accurate. Here is the most juicy information from the NBC article:
One document said that President Donald Trump’s election had “deepened conflicts in American society” and suggested that, if successful, the influence project would “undermine the country’s territorial integrity and military and economic potential.” The documents contained proposals for several ways to further exacerbate racial discord in the future, including a suggestion to recruit African-Americans and transport them to camps in Africa “for combat prep and training in sabotage.” Those recruits would then be sent back to America to foment violence and work to establish a pan-African state in the Southern U.S., including South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana.
The blueprint, entitled “Development Strategy of a Pan-African State on U.S. Territory,” floated the idea of enlisting poor, formerly incarcerated African-Americans “who have experience in organized crime groups” as well as members of “radical black movements for participation in civil disobedience actions.”
Another of the newly obtained documents is a map of the U.S. overlaid with information about African-American population size in seven southern states. Also included are the number of subscribers to websites and social media accounts that were set up by Russian trolls at the IRA to spread race-baiting rhetoric, the latter of which were later removed by the social media companies.
You can read the entire NBC story here:
www.nbcnews.com/…
I would also like some advice to my fellow Kossacks. I know that the fire of racism and racial hatred in the United States predate Russian interference (after all slavery came to this continent centuries before Vlad Putin was even born). However, in recent years the Russians have poured a ton of gasoline on that fire and trying to turn it into a raging inferno in order to undermine and ultimately destroy this country. As such, always use caution when reading something online and think twice before doing something dangerous.
The problem with racism in America is that there is no quick and easy fix. I had a fellow Kossack once tell me that the easiest way to prevent the Russians from exploiting racial hatred in America was to end racism. I told him that was a good idea, but there were three problems. First, even if we ended all racism tomorrow the Russians could still exploit other areas of tension such as religious, economic, and cultural differences. Second, we do not know what an ideal non-racist society would be. For different people it would mean different things. For some people it would be mutual respect and equality. For others it would be separation. Finally, for a third it would be interracial relationships that would destroy all races except the human race. I have seen all three proposals argued by opponents of white supremacy. Third, any solution to the race question would take a great deal of time accomplish. Far more time than Russia is going to give us. In this sense it reminded me of the parable of the mice that tried to bell the cat:
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The moral of this story is that the United States must deal with the problem of racism, in the much shorter term we will have to deal with the Russians who would cynically exploit this weakness in order to destroy this country. Be safe and be aware so that you do not fall for Putin’s tricks.
As an aside, the Russian Embassy in Washington released a 121 page report on one of the worst bigotries currently making the rounds right now, Russophobia!
washington.mid.ru/…
Gee. I wonder why anyone might not like Russia like right now? I guess we will never know...