"...if you hold that Russia interfered in the election, you're saying that none of the criticisms of the Democratic establishment have any validity at all (whereas most criticism from the left doesn't hold to such a strict dichotomy -- those in that section, like myself, think it undeniable that Russia interfered, and may have been the critical factor in the election's outcome, while at the same time granting that the 2016 campaign was a weak effort that alienated some crucial traditionally-Democratic voting blocs, allowing Trump to stay close enough that Russia could steal it in the end."
THAT is what I have observed that I've been trying to nail down, and your description here hits the nail on the head. I think that's largely it in the people I'm thinking of, although there is an intellectual elitism involved with others I follow and the Orwell quote which The Magistrate shared above is also applicable.
I'm glad your friend recognizes the fascism that is here and wants to help stop it. Yay! 
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