Greg was always the intellectual in this "club". The only time I've seen him being retarded is shilling for Ye. And not as a meme, which is FINE. Also he is gay, which is not ideal, but fags are pretty well represented into academic elites so no surprises. He was always Russia-skeptic, to put it moderately.
I am not fully convinced TRS knowingly takes money from Russia for propaganda purposes. I know it's not appreciated in these circles, but I prefer to see actual proof before I accuse them of that.
That is correct and also my opinion. There is a huge battle of propaganda. Since I am Romanian I know very well both sides, like Radio Free Europe, which Ceausescu literally did a terror attack against, and the Russian/USSR part that's quite well known and has been described nicely by Bezmenov for Western audiences.
I even agree with parts of Russia propaganda where they push for more "trad" stuff and socially right wing attitudes, although they always argue from a liberal, egalitarian perspective too.
My opposition to Russia is always based on its expansionist tendencies and because it destabilizes the place where I live, and I am incredibly selfish, and want to continue my life without too much insanity that's out of my control. Also I want a pan-European structure, not intra-European tard wars.