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Trump, Putin and Johnson, populism and Covid - 19

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Fennel Tue 16-Jun-20 16:31:57

What an interesting person! I wonder where she got all this experience and especially knowledge of Russian politis.
I'm not surprised she has this standpoint - I worked in that part of Co. Durham in the late 50s, early 60s. Everything was going downhill.
I can't comment on the 'populism' aspect - don't really know what it means.

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varian Tue 16-Jun-20 12:31:22

Fiona Hill states that Russia has undermined democracy in US.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBEPVcqUd3c&list=TLPQMTYwNjIwMjBaB3gPvIB78A&index=2

This radio 4 programme discusses the abject failure of populist leaders in dealing with the pandemic

www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m000jvs4

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Dinahmo Fri 12-Jun-20 18:57:10

There have been several articles in the paper and on the tv news about how those countries with right wing, populist heads of state have the worst results in the current crisis. Such as the three named above.

I've just read an interesting article in the Guardian with Fiona Hill who is an expert on Russia. The lady is English from a mining family in Bishop Auckland and she describes her life there and hr reasons for moving to America. She also describes working for Trump as an adviser.

I thought that a few of you might be interested in her perspective on the current situation and some of you may have read it already. Anyway, here's a link

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/12/fiona-hill-trump-putin-populism-interview

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