both parties are captured by "great power geopolitics." Russia was once a rival, and must always be treated as a rival, even after the collapse of the USSR and the embrace of privatization. This is pure teamsports jingoism and goes above the petty interests of the :vote:rs, whose partisan loyalty is based on domestic social issues rather than foreign policy or economics (this is an oversimplification since foreign policy, social issues, and economics all overlap, but you get my point). Owning the libs is more important than foreign policy.
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both parties are captured by "great power geopolitics." Russia was once a rival, and must always be treated as a rival, even after the collapse of the USSR and the embrace of privatization. This is pure teamsports jingoism and goes above the petty interests of the :vote:rs, whose partisan loyalty is based on domestic social issues rather than foreign policy or economics (this is an oversimplification since foreign policy, social issues, and economics all overlap, but you get my point). Owning the libs is more important than foreign policy.