Wanderthread Redux (Part 1)

Wanderfound · February 11, 2020, 9:31pm

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MarjaE · February 11, 2020, 10:17pm

I guess the Dem establishment also believe it’s (not being a real Dem’s) okay if you’re a Republican.

Wanderfound · February 11, 2020, 10:34pm

Ignore the “lol”; it ain’t funny.

Wanderfound · February 11, 2020, 10:36pm

Wanderfound · February 11, 2020, 10:42pm

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Wanderfound · February 11, 2020, 11:08pm

Nightflyer · February 11, 2020, 11:23pm

Yes. I don’t doubt that Putin has people attempting to influence our politics. But it’s already damn tiresome to hear constant accusations that <whoever the speaker disagrees with> has got to be a Russian agent, because (no) reasons.

I’m far less skeptical when there’s proven associations (like palling around with Russian oligarchs the way our president has.) But “Russian agent” seems to have become a common political insult, and I don’t like it.

Wanderfound · February 12, 2020, 12:53am

Wanderfound · February 12, 2020, 12:54am

My comment when the Russian issue first arose:

And a bit later:

Wanderfound · February 12, 2020, 1:17am

Wanderfound · February 12, 2020, 1:19am

This is exactly the plot of Brunner’s The Sheep Look Up, BTW.

Wanderfound · February 12, 2020, 1:42am

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