party the democrats are now taking the cult thing to a whole new level they're even invoking old uncle joe he has very deliberately set up the press as the enemy of the people. saying that he first heard from joseph stalin this is very dangerous it undercuts democracy we decided to ask americans how much their vote will be influenced by one man's cult of personality do you plan to vote in the upcoming midterm elections. why not. go the. you need to look at the candidate and you need to see what the candidate has to offer and what the whether the candidate can pull off what they're promising to do what they think of trump not just what they've been trying to do you plan to vote in the midterm election when they do want to try to win again i don't like i don't like alan views on that but it will. mean that person that you can say what i believe in and about this now well that it seems like america has already decided what the key issue in the upcoming vote will be and it's not going to be perceived the russian influence as some outlets would like you to believe it's going to be the donald bu

he doesn't want less of it. >> while it might be your crazy uncle joe at the bar, no, he's drinking a diet coke there. because it's a two-prong war. he's created this cultural war, pointing the finger at these cattle r cultural elites. his policies are hooking up the elites. there's no one benefits from his policies more than corporate america and the wealthiest. when does one wake up to this strategy? >> i think it's obviously that. in the 1970s, we're discriminating against people of color. trump, in 1989, took out a full-page ad condemning the central five assailants, central park five assailants. he waded in the middle of a very contentious, racially charged event. because in his own heart, trump has -- has embraced his racism himself. he's not unable to condemn charlottesville because he doesn't know what to do. he's not jumping into the nfl because he says only because he's playing into his base. because trump himself is very problematic around race. he's never disavowed david duke. remember during the trump university dispute, he went after the mexican heritage of judge curial

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studied russian and soviet culture for years before washington said to them]]]] -- said to him why his uncle joe behaving how he is? he explained why the soviet union must destroy america, must destroy america, if it is to be true to its ideology to its totalitarian soul. we forgot to do that. the 1990's eradicated our concept of knowing the enemy, we didn't know who the enemy was for a decade. a friend of mine said this was the era of strategic malaise and confusion. there wasn't a clear understanding of who the enemy is, and who we should understand. what happens? we're slapped in the face on 9/11 and wake up to cultures we do not well understand. we have to reapply a pragmatic approach. today, as one example, the most important aspect of counterterrorism, the threat analysis officially inside the and ministration, with regard to terrorism in america, now consists of four things. homegrown violent extremists, people that are radicalized here. the leveraging of social media, how the enemy uses media to recruit, indoctrinate, and provide certain aspects of commander control. the question of retu

president roosevelt called uncle scotland uncle joe and the u.s. and the ussr were mutual enemy. we found ourselves in adversarial relationships known as the cold war. that lasted decades. we saw a brief stalling relations in the 1990's, but now russia, specifically but it couldn't, and the u.s. seem to be adversarial's again. describe propaganda and that everything that we have heard today polarizing voters and discrediting certain legal candidates and discouraging citizens to vote. which country poses the greatest threat to our democracy using social media platforms? and which countries are making strides to do the same? >> thank you, senator. i agree that russia has been the most innovative in developing these kinds of techniques. it is safe to say that dictators learn from each other. as they see successful campaigns run and countries, they simulate. they think their own resources and to this capacity. some of these countries have retest small military units to do social media campaign. as i mentioned earlier, there are now seven different countries that most would agree are

during our fight against nazi germany, president roosevelt called stalin uncle joe and the us and ussrought a mutual enemy. after the war we found ourselves in an adversarial relationship known as the cold war lasted decades. we saw a thong of relations in the 1990s but now russia specifically, letter putin and the us seem to be adversaries again. i would ask mister howard, your written testimony describe russian confrontational propaganda aimed at everything we heard today, polarizing voters, discrediting certain candidates, discouraging citizens to vote. i would ask which country, we know russia poses the greatest threat to our democracy using social media platforms and which countries are making strides to do the same? >> i agree that russia has been the most innovative in developing these techniques. unfortunately it is safe to say dictators learn from each other. as they see successful campaigns, they emulate, they sink their own resources and a similar capacity. some of these countries have re-tasked small military units to social media campaigning. as i mentioned earlier, there

and if you are going to visit uncle joe or on maria one of these days, there is going to be a -- theres going to be an incident like the bridge 11 years ago will happen. a dismal situation that is looking us in the face right now. we have got to repair our roads it all tos, damn hell. host: ok. got to, gary. foruple of statements medicare" saying, "medicare for all" is the future. americans pay more and receive less than any industrialized nation. most people would actually pay less health care than taking profits out of it. another viewer says everyone feels entitled for the best health care, but most people over their lifetime will never be able to afford it. you can post on our facebook page, too. those conversations usually carry-on all afternoon. from fairfax, virginia, democrats' line, this is john. caller: hi, pedro. this is john. i have to suggestions -- two suggestions. -- send a reporter to the truck rallies and a trump supporters, you have to realize you are being played. you are falling a man who lies to you, doesn't care about you, listening to the lies, tries to brainwash

open, but as real estate prices soar, he and brother joe lock horns over the future of the underground marvel. what were they fighting over? >> my uncle"you know what? i want my share. just sell the property, divide it," and my dad did not want to let go. >> the brothers take their battle to court. joe argues to have the entire property sold off and the proceeds divided. >> it was a very emotional time. >> was he successful? >> the courts divided the property, so the 10-acre landmark was then split into two parcels. >> rick's brother, joe, acreage, leaving rick with that last remaining section of the underground gardens. >> luckily, my father got the part that had the heart of the gardens, which was baldasare's living quarters, most of the features that he wanted in his mediterranean resort. >> how big is this? >> we have about 5 acres on ground level, and another, like, 4 1/2 acres of tunnels. >> then in 2012, lyn and valery's mom, lorraine, passes away. their dad, rick, in his 80s, is no longer able to run this strange inheritance, and although his daughters would love to keep the gardens open, valery has made a life in denver, and