Stephen Coppinger
Jul 21, 2017 · 1 min read

Nice thesis. But it doesn’t get away from the fact that Putin deliberately set out to boost Trump, helping to divide the country into its ‘homogeneous silos’ (great phrase) and fostering many of the divisions that exist. Trump is in part the child of Putin and this should be acknowledged. As for the other issue you detail — some might argue that America has been at war with itself for much of its short life. It remains a moot point as to whether this latest convulsion will render it a small player on the world stage or not.

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    Originally from Canada, I have lived on three continents and now reside in New Zealand. I trained as a surgeon but now concentrate on photography since retiring