1. So. Russia.
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2. There's a school of thought, best expressed by
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3. The argument is that the Russian story in its most extreme form (Putin's puppet) is a xenophobic conspiracy theory.
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4. There's also the feeling, on many parts of the left, that Clintonian Dems are using Russian story to evade blame for failed election.
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5. And for some there's the worry (legitimate, I think) that Russian story will be used by hawks to peddle new Cold War.
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6. All these concerns are legitimate. Are there versions of the Russian story that are clearly whackadoodle? Sure. https://twitter.com/LouiseMensch/status/835153463248105472?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw …
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7. But let's reject all that's dubious about the Russian story -- the conspiracy theories, the xenophobia, the push for a new Cold War.
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8. If you strip everything dubious away, you're still left with Trump/Bannon wanting to ally with Russia against much of Islamic world.
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But that's not what "Russiagate" means to most people who push it: It's that Trump colluded with the hacking.
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I think that has yet to be proven but is worth investigating.
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sure, but if the donaldists colluded with the Russians, America should blame the donaldists.
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