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    Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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    While this piece is more reasonable and nuanced than most of the five-alarm-fire "Russiagate" calls-to-arms, it's still based on a host of ill-founded presumptions. I'll respond to a few in this threadhttp://theweek.com/articles/785934/why-left-needs-wise-growing-trumprussia-scandal …

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      2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        It's become a core tenet of the Russiagate narrative that Trump's perceived personal affinity for Putin is just so WILDLY out of character. But... it's firmly *in-character.* Trump always behaves nicely toward people (including world leaders) who are nice to himpic.twitter.com/RxcbdFQckj

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        Not saying that's a particularly enlightened way to behave, but the suggestion that it's this mysterious character trait which only Putin seems to induce is just... wrong. Trump has developed affectionate personal bonds with everyone from Macron, to Netanyahu, to Xi Jinping

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      4. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        Trump's attitude toward Putin is firmly in line with the traditions of American statecraft, for good or ill. Saying nice things to world leaders while in their presence is simply not abnormal in the least. Trump just adds a "Trumpian flare," and people freak the F out

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      5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        That fundamental analytical flaw is worth underscoring, because it shows the entire storyline to be premised on a confabulation -- this "weird affinity" narrative. There's simply not sufficient evidence to conclude that Trump is a "cat's paw" for Putinpic.twitter.com/tUdxXCbeNj

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      6. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        ...especially when Trump has taken action after action directly *contrary* to Putin's interests. (We could go through the list: Ukraine, Syria, etc.) But that, of course, gets ignored, in favor of this superficial amateur psycho-analysis which modern punditry is so dominated by

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      7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        Some on "the left" want to imagine that it's possible to accept the main premises of Russiagate, but with some critical distance, in such a way that will advance socialism. But take this one example of a premise that's been accepted. Has "democracy" really been "sacrificed"?pic.twitter.com/NMR8xwcEhL

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      8. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        The notion that "Russian interference" has caused the death of American democracy is the exactly the kind of overblown nonsense which is central to Russiagate. To accept it is it to accept the core premises which underlie the entire overblown narrative

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      9. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        In short, you can't really pick and choose elements of the narrative which seem politically felicitous. At the narrative's very base are inescapable, noxious ideological assumptions. The idea that bringing those assumptions into the mainstream could benefit 'The Left' is fanciful

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      10. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        Fundamentally, "Russiagate" encourages a warped conception of how modern politics is constituted -- elevating fictitious enemies, christening fictitious heroes, sewing paranoia. Pretending that such a state of affairs is ever going to produce fruitful politics seems deluded

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      11. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        Is it an important issue? Well, it's dominated the public consciousness for 2+ years, so on that level it's "important." But it's also been extremely harmful, in ways that one Twitter thread could never encapsulate. Anyway, this debate is necessary, and it shall (sigh) continue

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      2. Implied Premise‏ @impliedpremise 23 Jul 2018
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        'Why the Left needs...' and other such prescriptive bromides never work well on me. But what is worse is the founding of an argument on the mere claims of authority. The goal becomes apparent: conformity even in view of unchecked claims. Only an idiot would fall for this.

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      3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 23 Jul 2018
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        I agree re: prescriptive bromides. Just say what you think is true, and whoever agrees with it, agrees with it. That style of argument always struck me as an ideological crutch.

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      2. Winkle, the nest doll fits fine thanks 🌹‏ @WinkleBerns 23 Jul 2018
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        If you need to write articles telling people apathetic to #Russiagate to pay more attention, then the writer must live in a bubble where he cant see the almost non-stop coverage of this story in all corporate media and social media....not as though people are unaware of this shit

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      4. James‏ @worldout_42 24 Jul 2018
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        Recent polling shows most of the public doesn’t even know there has been criminal convictions in the Russia investigation already. https://www.vox.com/2018/5/23/17384096/mueller-investigation-poll …

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      2. jamenta‏ @jamenta 23 Jul 2018
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        Here in a small boat off of Alcatraz Island. It is pretty cold out here, current is strong. Can only remain for a short while. No sign of Russians on Island ... mostly tourists. Will report further if any unusual activity is spotted.pic.twitter.com/mmIt78OnmK

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      1. Adam Martin  🌹 🌻 🦉 ⌛ 🌅‏ @BarnabyJones33 23 Jul 2018
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        Thanks for your tireless work on this, Michael.

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      2. zombie vampire bat,baron Samedi,Daniel‏ @lafleurmtl 23 Jul 2018
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        What interests me is links to Russian money in his affairs Tax returns would do I dont buy the Russian agent kompromat thing

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