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Ralph Johnson, apparently approvingly, quotes Glenn Greenwald: "I think Donald Trump is a huge danger and menace to the republic for a lot of reasons that David is very adeptly covering, and I really hope that we can now turn our attention to those things, now that we?re done with this espionage thriller that has dominated us for three years. I hope we can focus on the things that matter." Like so much of the left as well as the alt-left, Greenwald completely misses the point, which is that the President of the United States is seriously beholden to a rival capitalist class. This is not a matter of patriotism nor defense of "national interests"; it's a question of understanding the political crisis of US capitalism, something which Greenwald is incapable of doing. That's because he is nothing but a somewhat more subtle version of Max Blumenthal/Ben Norton. He openly advocates a red-brown alliance, having equated the Occupy movement with the Tea Party as both being "anti-establishment" and concluded "I think that left and right as we understood them for the last four decades are starting to morph into pro-establishment and anti-establishment dynamics and that will only continue." Greenwald supports the Assadist Tulsi Gabbard, and is a collaborator with the far right Tucker Carlson. Basically, Greenwald is like so much of the left that sees any opponent of US imperialism as an ally, which is why he in effect defends Putin & Co. So I think his views on the Mueller Report have to be considered in this light. That there was collaboration, or attempted collaboration, between the Trump campaign and the Putin regime is really beyond doubt. What was the meeting at Trump Tower all about? What were the frequent contacts between Trump staffers and Russian representatives about? And the story goes back decades - to the fact that it was the Russian mafia capitalist class that provided much of Trump's financing for decades. Even Don jr. said this. And THAT is the real scandal of the Mueller "investigation" - that they never tried to lift the lid on that can of worms. But Greenwald? His views should not be taken seriously. John Reimann -- *“In politics, abstract terms conceal treachery.” *from "The Black Jacobins" by C. L. R. James Check out:https:http://oaklandsocialist.com also on Facebook _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
