yeah but what I don't get about theories like "his purpose is to push leftists/liberals to support awful US imperialist policies" is why would the security state give a shit if leftists supported or opposed anything? Its kinda like whenever I hear stuff like that I think leftists really have an over-inflated idea of how influential we all are. We don't move policy anywhere in the US, especially foreign policy. Why would anyone waste time purposely going out of their way to change what we think? I think it's just more likely he has shit takes because he has a lib-brain, ultimately.