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Let's talk about Putin of the Fifth Column....

Belle of the Ranch

Belle of the Ranch

Society & Culture

4.91K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2022

⏱️ 4 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:21.0

Well, howdy there, internet let's bow again so today we are going to talk

0:26.3

about Putin of the fifth column if you missed it in a recent address, Putin used the term fifth column.

0:37.0

Because of that, my inbox filled up pretty quickly. I'm fairly certain it had absolutely nothing

0:45.9

to do with me, but that doesn't change the fact that a whole bunch of people sent messages

0:50.4

asking about the origin of the term.

0:54.0

Generally, it means a small group or organization

0:59.6

that is intent on undermining

1:01.9

a larger group or organization from within. That's what it means.

1:08.7

For me, I want to say seven or eight years ago, there were a whole bunch of journalists who were concerned

1:16.2

about gatekeeping within journalism.

1:19.6

One of the original stories using the term fifth column had to do with a general who was

1:26.8

approaching a city and in an attempt to get it to surrender he said you know

1:31.1

I have four columns one approaching from the north, south, east, and west, and a fifth column inside the city ready to open the gates.

1:40.0

So if you're a journalist concerned about gatekeeping, well, it made sense.

1:45.0

I continued to use the term.

1:48.0

That's not what Putin was talking about either.

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