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In reply to the discussion: Sanders:"Americans Are Not Staying Up Every Day Worrying About Russias Interference In Our Election" [View all]BainsBane
(53,112 posts)In fact, I care a great deal about the Russian threat to electoral democracy and its facilitation of the rise of fascism. The fact is that even the few issues Bernie does care about are effected by Russian interference. We have a president who is trying to engineer the greatest transfer of wealth to the rich in American history and is exploiting racial, ethnic, and political divisions to do so. The Russians not only helped but him take office but are continuing to use those same measures to keep him there. That includes using their web presence to ignite racial and political tensions that distract from policy. I don't know why Bernie can't understand that issues are interrelated. Economic survival of even the "more important" "ordinary Americans" are impacted by electoral politics, just as the economic survival of women and children are effected by restrictions on women's access to reproductive healthcare.