Except they’re explicitly saying that this is why Russia should support him

So are you saying Russia state tv secretly wants America to succeed

like they can really do anything about him being president to begin with

Ignoring that diversion

as if convincing the russian people really changes our elections

Are you going to answer the question?

Russia State TV secretly wants to keep the people from wanting anything america has in order to maintain control over them

there's nothing they can do about our president

From wanting anything America has? Like what?

O_O

did you really ask what americans have that impoverished russians don't?

Controlling media is an important part of Putin’s power strategy

No, I’m asking you what saying that Russia supports trump has to do with that

So name something

So Putin wants to make sure that Russians are happy that he’s providing support to trump

what support, verbal support?

we're talking about verbal support still right?

Are you going to answer the question?

yes please clarify though

we're talking verbal support rigth

We’re talking about a media strategy

ok I'm typing it but I wanted to clarify

Material support

A close relationship between them

what "material" support

Close diplomatic relations, election support, all of it

Please try to focus

I’m talking about the media strategy

I am but you are now jumping from topic to topic at first it was just the TV

don't project

We are talking about Putin’s media strategy

good me too but now you jumped to other things

Yes, and if you followed the thread

You would understand why we are where we are

and I'm trying to type the answer but I keep having to store it in my clipboard to answer these in-between things you're saying

New Tinashe album tonight at midnight!

Then type your answer

I am ffs

Whether you believe that Putin offered material support to trump is immaterial to this discussion

maybe I didn't explain it good enough

America is doing better than Russia
Russians ask "why is America doing better, can we do the same thing so we can be doing better?"
Putin doesn't want russians to have the sovereignty americans enjoy with free market, gun ownership etc etc etc

so what does he say "actually trump is super good for americans you guys, but you can't have the same things cause it would be bad for you?"

he has to say "actually this is bad for americans, so you don't really want it, in fact, we should endorse it so things get worse for them"

this makes their leader seem smarter and in more control over the situation

Putin might be a patriot, but he's definitely an authoritarian