I'm surprised and disappointed that Thom Hartman doesn't know much about the American Liberty League

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45. I didn't pay attention until 2015 or so and stopped listening when I realized

the intelligent-sounding content that drew me was a delivery vehicle for anti-Democratic Party influence narratives meant to splinter away voters. About that time I also realized his seemingly real "Progressive" ardor was being used to launder Kremlin propaganda to his listeners -- this at a time when the Kremlin's political warfare was focused on defeating Democrats -- in order to break our nation permanently, and Hartmann's admirers with it.

Why would anyone do this? What goes on in their heads?

And in those who embrace the "wisdom" and what it's hiding and seemingly never notice anything strange? Or compartmentalize it away? Too upset by then about Democratic corruption and the dozens of elections Democratic demons and Evil Hillary are "rigging" against Bernie to notice that Putin's taken to PMing them? Psychologists study and come up with lay explanations, but I do not understand.

He's lightened up his product a great deal, has definitely lightened up on evil Democrats now that Bernie's joined them to stop a RW revolution. BUT, how well would his 2016-style product sell in the current environment when what'll happen if the Democratic Party fascism-fighters lose to Orange Jesus and his MAGAs, and Russia, is belatedly scaring the hell out of them?

The product needed restyling, but he hasn't changed. He's what he's proven himself to be, to my reading one of those deeply flawed and untrustworthy voices who prosper by feeding the demand on the illiberal left for their own wisdom.