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86. This!!!!!

Tue Jul 31, 2018, 08:13 AM

Jul 2018

I also noticed that they hated Hillary Clinton as much as the right did. They seem to believe that if a Dem isn't going to deliver them utopia on day 1 that they are as bad as a Republican and that the nation deserves to suffer until it sees the light.

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Why Are So Many Leftists Skeptical of the Russia Investigation? [View all] DonViejo Jul 2018 OP

Hmmm. Greenwald hasn't been "left" for a while now. It was a pose and he's pretty much bettyellen Jul 2018 #1

greenwald was pretending and so many Cha Jul 2018 #5

Oh, Greenwald is left... Wounded Bear Jul 2018 #31

Uninformed. Period. rainin Jul 2018 #2

I suspect a more sinister reason. John Fante Jul 2018 #54

And, greenwald just hypocritically deleted 27,000 Cha Jul 2018 #3

Interesting, no? peggysue2 Jul 2018 #18

In the interests of radical transparency I made the decision to erase all my tweets. Cha Jul 2018 #89

ALL those who benefitted from the attack and are now silent on it or dismissive of it ehrnst Jul 2018 #85

They're so obvious it makes me Cha Jul 2018 #88

There's alwasy been a faction on the left that believes that because Downtown Hound Jul 2018 #4

What a wonderful post. MicaelS Jul 2018 #8

Yes. I've been arguing against those who that stance since the 60's. Tom Rinaldo Jul 2018 #9

Nailed it. N/T JarOCats Jul 2018 #33

What you said, Downtown Hound. nt Hekate Jul 2018 #51

Spot on assessment!! NT Docreed2003 Jul 2018 #56

Nailed it. /nt susanna Jul 2018 #71

This!!!!! get the red out Jul 2018 #86

K & R Wwcd Jul 2018 #103

There aren't any, none Saboburns Jul 2018 #6

Yeah, I don't buy this crap either. Perhaps a VERY a small percentage. kysrsoze Jul 2018 #7

No, there are lots of "leftists" that minimize the investigation. The Jill Stein crowd, for example. pnwmom Jul 2018 #10

Shhhh! People are having too much fun viewing this from their luxury condos along that famed DonViejo Jul 2018 #13

I would expect the Jill Stein crowd to minimize it... JarOCats Jul 2018 #35

These's a whole message board of DU ex-pats who think so. RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #14

But some have moved on from JPR. Grasswire2 Jul 2018 #44

In recent days, many JPR zombies have shown up here after long absences. Squinch Jul 2018 #77

I could list a dozen former DUers, off the top of my head, who fall into this category... SidDithers Jul 2018 #17

I haven't seen any evidence that they've seen mcar Jul 2018 #60

Only the Jackpines, who are in reality libertarian/MRA shills, not actual leftist or progressive Tarc Jul 2018 #21

Could you please point out to me precisely what is this "factual evidence" Ghost Dog Jul 2018 #81

You seriously don't see the basis for Russian collusion? Tarc Jul 2018 #83

+1 betsuni Jul 2018 #84

Seriously, no, I haven't yet seen it (I'm here on the edge of Europe, Ghost Dog Jul 2018 #92

So... Four hours waiting, in this particular example... Ghost Dog Jul 2018 #94

Your words are coming across as more of an alt-right apologist Tarc Jul 2018 #95

No evidence then? But so _concerned_? Ghost Dog Jul 2018 #99

Whatever you say, Guccifer. Tarc Jul 2018 #100

Read Mueller's indictments of the "Internet Research Agency" from Feb and the GRU hackers from July. emulatorloo Jul 2018 #101

Thank you. Ghost Dog Aug 2018 #104

+1, haven't talked to anyone who thinks this Russia thing is a joke uponit7771 Jul 2018 #22

Me neither Saboburns Jul 2018 #32

I think Jillsie is maintaining an oh-so-discreet silence. Like if she's very quiet, maybe Mueller... Hekate Jul 2018 #50

You are wrong mcar Jul 2018 #58

You should read reddit or The Nation sometime. emulatorloo Jul 2018 #69

yeah, no one who's been paying attention Cha Jul 2018 #91

Glenn Greenwald is a vile human being oberliner Jul 2018 #11

Glenn Greeenwald regularly appears on "Democracy Now!" OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #24

Yes, exactly oberliner Jul 2018 #28

I guess I didn't understand your "clue". OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #29

Hopefully you understand it now oberliner Jul 2018 #34

But they're self-identified as "leftist". OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #36

"Self-identified" EndGOPPropaganda Jul 2018 #66

Many want to believe Trump beat Hillary fair and square because they sat out.... RhodeIslandOne Jul 2018 #12

The Sarandon faction belongs to that camp. They want to undermine the Russian inverstigation lunamagica Jul 2018 #15

"Leftist" is being reframed apparently. Greybnk48 Jul 2018 #16

How so? (n/t) OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #25

Being on the left, for me, means being a Democrat and Greybnk48 Jul 2018 #70

Having done a lot of time on the left... MountCleaners Jul 2018 #19

Who dat? spanone Jul 2018 #20

+1 uponit7771 Jul 2018 #23

people like jill Stein JI7 Jul 2018 #27

because they are Putin Trolls like Jill Stein and don't really care about a liberal agenda JI7 Jul 2018 #26

What I see on Twitter RandySF Jul 2018 #30

I wish. OilemFirchen Jul 2018 #38

Yeah, KGB is good arent they. Eliot Rosewater Jul 2018 #39

How far left are these skeptics? JarOCats Jul 2018 #37

they are more conspiracy theorists JI7 Jul 2018 #40

Like Greenwald seeing a "Deep State" bogeyman around every corner? JarOCats Jul 2018 #46

think JPR too..... Grasswire2 Jul 2018 #41

This was a teaser? saidsimplesimon Jul 2018 #42

Why shouldn't it be shared? mcar Jul 2018 #62

I lost respect for Chomsky yesterday Ponietz Jul 2018 #43

Yikes. What was he watching? I saw trump siding with Putin against Americans. Squinch Jul 2018 #76

WHY is this bullshit posted here? onecaliberal Jul 2018 #45

It's all about divide and conquer ornotna Jul 2018 #49

+1. (n/t) FreepFryer Jul 2018 #65

Yup we have an overtly fascist government Voltaire2 Jul 2018 #75

It isn't bullshit. It is an article by Jonathan Chait who has done great reporting on Trump/Russia emulatorloo Jul 2018 #102

What counts as skeptical? mythology Jul 2018 #47

Actually, none of what you wrote is at all clear. And calling interest in Russian cyberwarfare... Hekate Jul 2018 #55

What evidence is that? mcar Jul 2018 #61

Post removed Post removed Jul 2018 #48

no, they have a problem calling out attacks on the election JI7 Jul 2018 #53

Oh, you are referring to the woman who got 3 million more votes than Trump, despite everything... Hekate Jul 2018 #59

Because th Russians DIDNT break into voter rolls and steal the info of 500,000 voters. onecaliberal Jul 2018 #64

You're so adorable when you parrot Trump talking points, shanny emulatorloo Jul 2018 #68

**** Hekate Jul 2018 #72

Heh. betsuni Jul 2018 #73

emulatorloo! Thank You for calling out that Cha Jul 2018 #74

The Jill Stein voters Hassler Jul 2018 #52

Horseshoe mcar Jul 2018 #57

Greenwald isn't "left" any more... vi5 Jul 2018 #63

What the fuck is a leftist? GulfCoast66 Jul 2018 #67

several reasons, some awful, some reasonable DonCoquixote Jul 2018 #78

Blind and rabid hatred for the establishment. DetlefK Jul 2018 #79

That sums it up, I guess Ezior Jul 2018 #82

Noam Chomsky dismisses the Russian investigation. rainy Jul 2018 #80

If your world view says "CIA/FBI/NSA/Pentagon are bad" then Mueller is the enemy. McCamy Taylor Jul 2018 #87

It's the Snowden/Greenwald it's-cool-to-hate-America idiots. betsuni Jul 2018 #90

On JPR, there are a number of threads calling Russian investigation a hoax Gothmog Jul 2018 #93

Russians posting on that site too Bradical79 Jul 2018 #98

You have to understand some of the history of left wing movements and the government. Caliman73 Jul 2018 #96

Contrarians, Russophiles, and "burn it all down" attitudes Bradical79 Jul 2018 #97