P.S. Did you know that Russia has used conspiracy theories to cover up for their real, very convoluted intelligence operations for decades?

Neat trick! You inoculate yourself from public criticism by standing up idiots on purpose, making *all* complex explanation look "insane."
See, if you create "whackjob" personae on purpose and pre-condition the public to see complexity as "crazy," then if, say, professional analysts tell the public about how long-term operations work, you can compare them to your pre-made whackjobs. https://twitter.com/ericgarland/status/808045818024497157
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