Sad to see Mother Jones, long a pillar of left media, give credence to debased, retrograde anti-Russia hystericshttp://motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2016/09/donald-trumps-love-affair-vladimir-putin-really-alarming …
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Replying to @JECarter4
That's not the point, it's giving credence to depraved neo-McCarthyism that purposely echoes old time anti-communist red-baiting
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Replying to @mtracey
The Rangel thing about Communism was idiotic. Russia isn't anywhere close to a communist state anymore.
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Replying to @JECarter4
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Replying to @mtracey
It's also ill-informed. But the Kevin Drum piece was not that.
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Replying to @JECarter4
It's insisting to a liberal audience that the constant deranged hysteria is actually fine, and not to worry too much about it
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That's the effect. When there's a propagandistic tidal wave, and you legitimize it, you're aiding the propagandists.
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Replying to @mtracey
That view leaves zero room for legitimate debate. I can't agree to that.
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Replying to @JECarter4
There's legitimate debate to be had -- I don't view this as a contribution on that front.
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