Max Blumenthal: Pushing Russia-Scandal Mongering Has ‘Basically Buried the Left’

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BLUMENTHAL: "I see Trump as the apotheosis of a failed political establishment both from the Democrats and the Republicans pushing corporate trade, pushing permanent war, and I thought the Democrats should have responded with a big narrative against permanent war and for economic equality. Instead they are pushing Russia scandal mongering nonstop, it has consumed all of the Progressive grassroots movements I believed in and it’s basically buried the left in a militaristic narrative that ambitious figures like Jamie Raskin are advancing. Mark my words, Tucker, when Trump is gone, this narrative, this Russia hysteria will be repurposed by the political establishment to attack the left and anyone on the left, Bernie Sanders-like politician who steps out of line on the issues of permanent war or corporate free trade, things like that will be painted as Russia puppets. This is very dangerous and people who are Progressive who are falling into it need to know what the long-term consequences of this cynical narrative are."