James Clapper: Watergate pales in comparison to Russia probe

Former NSA Chief -- Would he Lie? Just to put this in perspective he recently joined the think tank Center for New American Security and you've got to see who all is on board.  Really you should look because they run this country.

Although this characterization of the scandle by Clapper and CNN is hyperbole and I don't dispute that Watergate may pale, the Russian vote hacking scandal in turn pales by comparison to the self inflicted damage to our democracy. In a Facebook comment on Norman Solomons publication of Dangerous Discourse: When Progressives Sound like Demagogues Norman says, "I'd say the political predicament we face in this country has very little to do with any foreign government. The deep wounds to democracy are self-inflicted in the USA".

So, from Watergate to here we are!  In conclusion, I have to go a step further than Norman.  We totally fucked up democracy. The Russia baiting and indeed most of the incessant Trump bashing is a diversion from facing and indeed even mentioning deep, systemic problems.   Without the Russian's help we are the focus of international scorn, substantial and well founded fear, with an idiot for a president and little truly respectable democracy that matters.  Yes, this is big and the Russians didn't do it.

The origin article below is probably not worth looking at unless you need a fix of Russia Phobia. James Clapper: Watergate pales in comparison to Russia probe - CNNPolitics.com:



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