Joe Conason - Is It Treason Yet?

[The Liberal Lion]

9. Thank you

I'm glad someone else is recognizing that pinning hope on the midterms is perhaps foolhardy. Look, it's like this on November 8th 2016 Russia launched a successful attack to overthrow the legal government of the United States of America. With the help of donald j trump they succeed in their quest and took over the country. On January 20th 2017 America effectively became a satellite state of Russia and as well occupied territory. We've been engaged in a small but growing "cold" civil war ever since. If republicans were so craven to surrender our sovereign status to putin (that they all well knew) in order to gain relatively full control of the governing apparatus of the country why would anyone believe they are now changed and are willing to carry out fair and legal elections? Why would they? They know they are in the minority, they also know they can't win control of the government with their traditional messages. Tell me, why would trump, during the general election cycle constantly clam that the elections would be rigged if he didn't win? Every poll showed him losing, every last gottdamn single one. He said it because he knew that the election was going to be rigged for him! He knew that not only was putin assisting him on social media, but even further that putin had hacked into the voting machines and would alter vote totals should they not turn out in his favor. Why does anyone believe that putin is ready to give up his greatest prize yet? I say to those who still believe in the integrity of the US election system to continue to have hope. Hope is strength. But I caution as well, be ready, because sometimes hope is held in vain.