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Democratic Primaries

redgreenandblue

(2,128 posts) Wed Oct 23, 2019, 10:42 AM Oct 2019

Accusing people of working for Russia has a very ugly history in US politics. [View all]

Last edited Wed Oct 23, 2019, 11:36 AM - Edit history (1)

And one that is intimately tied to the history of institutional racism, opposition to organized labor and assaults on academia and a free press. I am very disappointed to see Democrats embrace such rhetoric.

On edit: I intentionally posted this in the primaries forum.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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Accusing people of working for Russia has a very ugly history in US politics. [View all] redgreenandblue Oct 2019 OP

If the nesting dolls fit... comradebillyboy Oct 2019 #1

I would only add... Mike Nelson Oct 2019 #2

Right, because that is exactly what Democrats are embracing. MrsCoffee Oct 2019 #3

Hillary didn't accuse anyone of working for the Russians. See posts 4 and 18. nt LAS14 Oct 2019 #19

In the words of counterintelligence expert Malcolm Nance hlthe2b Oct 2019 #4

Are you joking? We have the Manchirian Candidate in the oval office... zaj Oct 2019 #5

I agree. I am sure you and many others here would be disheartened. Anon-C Oct 2019 #6

It's unfair, because Russia knows how to influence people without their knowing it. So to attack ancianita Oct 2019 #7

BTW, I think it "ugly"to defend mass murderers and genocidal authoritarians hlthe2b Oct 2019 #8

Joe McCarthy was a drunken Republican Senator From Wisconsin ritapria Oct 2019 #9

So we're supposed to ignore Trump's collusion with Russia because of McCarthyism? Really? DanTex Oct 2019 #10

Just like accusing liars of lying or traitors of treason Baltimike Oct 2019 #11

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Oct 2019 #12

I get it... you're shamed by the Democratic reponse to Trump and Russia LanternWaste Oct 2019 #13

Well, it's disappointing to see disingenuous false equivalance kcr Oct 2019 #14

Case in point: Trump. Very ugly, and it is making history. beastie boy Oct 2019 #15

RG&B we are living at a point in history when the president of the United States and many in his Nitram Oct 2019 #16

McCarthyism was directed towards any thought ismnotwasm Oct 2019 #17

Hillary should have avoided the word "asset," LAS14 Oct 2019 #18

Sorry you're disappointed. Your post is yet another vague attack on Dems. Claritie Pixie Oct 2019 #20