an interesting essay about the deranged american mind and where its been leading us recently;


In the wake of "Russia Gate," a conspiracy theory claiming that the Russian Federation meddled in America's 2016 elections and "owns" a growing number of US politicians including the current US President, a wave of hysteria has swept Americans.

With the help of the corporate media, Americans are beginning to see "Russian influence" behind anything that seems to oppose mainstream US foreign and domestic policy.

Some polls have claimed that as many as 56% in America believe Russia meddled in the 2016 elections despite a subsequent investigation spanning over 2 years failing to produce any evidence of such meddling.

What has Americans buying into a baseless conspiracy theory?

Delusion, Denial 

The motivation driving many Americans to believe Russia meddled in America's 2016 elections is a strong desire to disbelieve their candidate of choice simply lost because they were less appealing.

Former US President Barrack Obama elicited a similar reaction from opponents who, for years, claimed he was not a US citizen, demanding to see his birth certificate and at various junctures claiming he was a "secret Muslim," CNN would report, who had infiltrated the US government and was deliberately providing support for global terrorism.

Of course, there was a kernel of truth within claims the Obama administration supported terrorists. The US was certainly funding and arming terrorists from Libya to Syria and beyond during the Obama administration, including groups like the Muslim Brotherhood. However, the US had been providing support for these organizations decades before Obama came to office.

Obama simply picked up where his predecessors left off. In many ways, the absurd narrative crafted by Obama's opponents was a shrewd strategy meant to isolate growing public awareness of the continuous US policy of sponsoring extremists by claiming it was only an "Obama" policy..........https://landdestroyer.blogspot.com/2019/10/americans-are-dangerously-out-of-touch.html