In the early 2000s, Obama [[apparatchik]] [[Michael McFaul]] studied the so-called color revolutions in the former states of the [[Soviet Union]]. McFaul identified the seven elements of successful [[revolution]]s in these countries.<ref>https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/transitions-from-postcommunism/</ref> Reporting from [[far left]] ''[[The Atlantic]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' fits into step number seven. Both publications ran stories highlighting racial, gender, and sexual orientation divisions in the military in early September 2020.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/09/womens-military-friendships-are-unique-and-special/615991/</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/politics/marines-race-general.html</ref> | In the early 2000s, Obama [[apparatchik]] [[Michael McFaul]] studied the so-called color revolutions in the former states of the [[Soviet Union]]. McFaul identified the seven elements of successful [[revolution]]s in these countries.<ref>https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/transitions-from-postcommunism/</ref> Reporting from [[far left]] ''[[The Atlantic]]'' and ''[[The New York Times]]'' fits into step number seven. Both publications ran stories highlighting racial, gender, and sexual orientation divisions in the military in early September 2020.<ref>https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2020/09/womens-military-friendships-are-unique-and-special/615991/</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/31/us/politics/marines-race-general.html</ref> |