King Kreole
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This is a good post.
I never said Russia has had zero influence on American politics and don't believe that. They have admitted to running foreign influence campaigns - like many other countries have - and we've seen evidence of such. These campaigns have clearly had some effect. What I'm pushing back on is the Resistance Lib idea that they are a determinative force in this story. It's an attempt to deflect from reckoning with actual history, and it disables the ability for one to truly understand where and how this right-wing assault is taking place. The amount of attention given to this conspiracy theory is actively harmful because redirects people's attention and energy from more useful analyses.
To the degree that Trump reshaped the party to become less hostile to Russia, that is again incontestable, but I believe the cause of this is more complex than just the exotic spy story that has snookered in so many Resistance Libs. There were a lot of stars aligning that brought us to this point. And remember, it was Dubya who let the wolf in when he gazed into Putin's eyes and fell in love.
