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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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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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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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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he never said "it caused the death of American democracy" and
@ryanlcooper has an entire body of work demonstrating his understanding of what constitutes a threat and it turns out purposely ignoring a foreign power running an influence op for partisan gain is one of those threats - 7 more replies
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So we should ignore it? What do you propose, Michael?
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Abandoning the Russia story leads to some tough questions. Was the investigation biased? Should wiretap warrants on Trump and his closest staff been issued? There's you're problem: Your fellow journalists are getting very close to calling Trump prescient.
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