The wrestling shit isn't new (still funny), which is absolutely true about how many of our least educated brethren see shit and has been mentioned multiple times in this and other CR threads. What I'm really glad about, though, is that Stewart eventually gets to some of the ideology that's in the mix here.
In fact, years ago (2014), Bannon gave a speech at some Vatican Council bullshit thing, basically laying out that Judeo-Christianity (Christendom, as defined by the Rechts) is in a clash of civilizations that's defined by the boundaries of religion, race, etc. Basically, that speech proposes the alignment of "the West" with Russia's assistance against other non-Christian cultures, especially Islam.
This was an hour-long kind of speech whose audio I posted, maybe on the old site, but I can't find it now at the moment.
Yeah, I think this is, more or less, the vision/plan. The oligarchs will figure it out and agree to whatever terms. Regardless, the US pulls back from the rest of the world to focus on our "sphere of influence," as outlined by the Monroe Doctrine. Perhaps the intention is to make Europe part of Russia's sphere/turf (at least the eastern half) while China takes on eastern Asia and Taiwan, specifically, which I believe is being delayed to allow for Trump and Putin to sort our Euroshit out first and while TSMC ramps up chip production in Arizona.
I've no shame in sounding like a conspiracist on this angle, even if it isn't entirely true. Aside from Krasnov/Trump aligning with authoritarian, culturally conservative, and affirmatively "Christian" Russia as some sort of "plan," I do honestly believe that a "deal" of some sort has been made.
Edit: I don't know if this is exactly what I was talking about, and I don't think it is, but it's at least a part of his thesis that Islam and Sharia Law are going to take over the West, which sounds so fucking quaint, and anti-capitalist, now.