TODAY: Joni Askola Joins Bette’s Tuesday Happy Hour on The Horseshoe Theory
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“If you’re far enough to the left or far enough to the right, you end up in the same place… aligned with Russia.”—Joni Askola
BETTE MEMBERS: Please join us for today’s informative talk with geopolitical analyst Joni Askola, on his latest YouTube explainer: The Horseshoe Theory: How Russia Hacked the Political Spectrum.
Askola, who lives in Finland, is a frequent Bette guest and these screenshots from is X/Twitter account offer insights into our upcoming conversation:
He is among the vocal observers who see how democratic nations are handicapped when the reality of Russia’s attacks are ignored:
Russia is also waging a very successful hybrid war on other European countries through sabotage, cyberattacks, assassinations, economic warfare, intimidation, and disinformation campaigns. This war started long before the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
I’m increasingly convinced that our failure to help Ukraine sufficiently is mostly due to most Europeans not admitting to themselves that we are at war with Russia.
By ignoring this reality, we handicap ourselves.—Joni Askola, for Bette Dangerous
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More about Joni Askola:
Joni Askola is a Finnish PhD candidate, geopolitical analyst, and activist who has lived in various locations, including Russia. He works to combat Russian disinformation, fight against authoritarianism, and defend democracies, both online and through fundraising efforts for Ukraine with an organization called Help99. To support Joni's latest fundraising for the war effort in Ukraine, go here. You will find his YouTube show here.
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