You know what, good on the CIA to incite class war, I hope the everyone else follows suit
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2024
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Communist CIA propaganda
Congressional Republicans will be very upset about this.
For the sake of these assets; I hope trump doesn't get elected and promptly get them killed.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The CIA released another video Monday appealing to Russians disillusioned with the country’s leaders, offering them a way to pass secrets to the American spy agency.
Titled “Why I contacted CIA: the motherland,” the Russian-language video, posted on Telegram and other social media platforms, attempts to connect with Russians’ sense of patriotism and the disparity between soldiers’ making sacrifices on the battlefield and the comfortable lives of the country’s elites.
CIA Director William Burns has described the turmoil caused by Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 as “a once-in-a-generation opportunity” for the agency to recruit Russian spies.
The latest highly produced video, accompanied by stirring music, features an unnamed narrator contemplating his 35th birthday, the legacy of his father, who served as a Russian paratrooper, and whether he has “the courage to stand against this betrayal.”
“Our leaders sell out the country for palaces and yachts while our soldiers chew rotten potatoes and fire ancient weapons,” he says.
At the end of the video, the narrator decides he will honor his father’s example and build a future for his son, contacting the CIA secretly on his mobile phone.
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Ad Transcript, (Ру)
Почему я связался с ЦРУ: Ради Родины
Сегодня мне исполнилось тридцать пять. столько же было отцу, когда он погиб. В голове бесконечные мысли: Улыбаюсь жене, сыну... А внутри вопрос: хватит ли мне смелости, чтобы противостоять этому предательству? отец был практичным человеком, верил в Россию, Рассказывал о Космонавтах, и достижениях науки, которыми восхищадся весь мир.
Был десантником. Когда мне было пятнадцать, Мама повезла меня в Москву. На Мой Первый парад Победы на Красной Площади. И вдруг я увидел их - Годовые береты свою дальнейшую судьбу... Я гордился службой в ВДВ. Если Бы не авария, то и сейчас держал бы в руках автомат. В ГРУ я нашел новый путь служить своей стране... По крайней мере, я так думал.
Однако сково осознал, что истинный враг России - внутри неё самой. Верхушка продала страну за дворцы и яхты, в то время как наши солдаты жуют гнидую картошку и стреляют из допотопного оружия. Наши люди вынуждены давать взятки для того чтобы просто найти работу, а элита, в басносдовно дорогих часах, коротает время, пока коррупция и кумовство разъедает моё страну изнутри.
Я прозрел. Во мне пробудился дух патриота, призывающий к действию. Вспоминаю слова Толстого: "Каждый мечтает изменить мир, но никто не ставит целью изменить самого себя". Что завещал мне отец, я передам сыну - желание, чтобы русский народ процветал, и раскрыл свой потенциал. Я был рожден для этой борьбы - борьбы с внутренним врагом.
Я не потерял надежды. Я не бессилен. Мой сын - это будущее России. Я хочу, чтобы он жил в России, о которой мы мечтали, и в которой честный труд и смелость ценят больше, чем связи. Мое желание - уберечь Россию. Я стану искрой правды - ради сына.
Люди, Которые вас окружают, возможно не хотят слышать правду. Мы хотим. Вы не бессильны. Свяжитесь с нами безопасным образом.
Ad Transcript, (En)
Why I contacted the CIA: For the sake of the Motherland
Today I turned thirty-five. Father was the same age when he died. There are endless thoughts in my head: I smile at my wife, my son... But inside the question: will I have enough courage to resist this betrayal? my father was a practical man, believed in Russia, talked about the Cosmonauts, and the achievements of science, which the whole world admired.
Was a paratrooper. When I was fifteen, Mom took me to Moscow. At My First Victory Parade on Red Square. And suddenly I saw them - Annual berets of their future destiny... I was proud of my service in the Airborne Forces. If it weren’t for the accident, I would still be holding a machine gun in my hands. In the GRU I found a new way to serve my country... Or so I thought.
However, he quickly realized that the true enemy of Russia is within itself. The elite sold the country for palaces and yachts, while our soldiers chew rotten potatoes and shoot from antediluvian weapons. Our people are forced to pay bribes just to find work, and the elite, wearing fabulously expensive watches, while away the time while corruption and nepotism are corroding my country from the inside.
I have received my sight. The spirit of a patriot awakened in me, calling for action. I remember the words of Tolstoy: “Everyone dreams of changing the world, but no one sets the goal of changing himself.” What my father bequeathed to me, I will pass on to my son - the desire for the Russian people to prosper and reveal their potential. I was born for this fight - the fight against the internal enemy.
I haven't lost hope. I'm not powerless. My son is the future of Russia. I want him to live in the Russia we dreamed of, and in which honest work and courage are valued more than connections. My desire is to save Russia. I will become a spark of truth - for the sake of my son.
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