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Two things. First is the obvious division. The more divided our society is, the less we have the energy and consensus to be involved in world affairs, which leads to the second point.
Their second goal is to have an isolationist America. Doesn't matter what it is: NATO/Five Eyes/ANZUS/our alliance with Japan/Korea/NAFTA/WTO/TPP, the less we are involved in world affairs the more of the world our enemies can control.
Since I only speak Chinese, not Russian, I can only give you my anecdote regarding China. Since the 2016 election, I see less lies and spins in China's report/propaganda about America. It's more of a direct approach now: look at America, democracy is a joke. I also saw how China went from panic mood when Obama transformed TPP into a trade agreement designated to exclude China to all jubilant when Sanders put it into vegetative state then Trump pulled the plug.
We don't know which account is located in Moscow which is in Beijing. This is the internet and we can't even know what people really think when face to face. What we do know however is what our enemies want. They don't want us to give aid to countries that are struggling because then they can buy or force their way in: look how much of Africa is now practically China's colony. They don't want us to protect our allies: look at Ukraine. They don't want us to have strong trade relations with the rest of the world: look at Belt and Road Initiative. If we are doing what our enemies want us to do then we become our own enemies.
Remember this in 2020. In primaries think less what we want based on our individual political beliefs, think more what we want collectively as a nation, think more what we can compromise. If your candidate doesn't have a chance winning the nomination call him/her to drop out. In general election vote for the Democratic candidate even if you hate him/her.
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