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title: "No outside power, either Russian, Chinese, or otherwise, could dream of doing…"
date: 2025-08-06T20:25:44.000Z
author: Ricardo Mendes
url: https://rmendes.net/notes/2025/08/06/no-outside-power-either-russian/
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# No outside power, either Russian, Chinese, or otherwise, could dream of doing…

No outside power, either Russian, Chinese, or otherwise, could dream of doing as much damage to the West as what’s being allowed/enabled from within, whether through short-sighted politicians, disconnected elites, or voters making choices without understanding the full weight of the consequences.