(Mon 24 Feb 2020)
I’m not convinced by this bit:
(Trump’s relation to power could be the basis for an entirely separate post. He is not an ideological threat to power, he is one if its functionaries. But he is a potential Harvey Weinstein or Prince Andrew. He can be sacrificed if needs be. The Russiagate narrative has served two purposes useful to power. It has tamed Trump’s ego-based politics to ensure he does not threaten deep power by making it more visible. And it has created a compelling political drama that channels and dissipates the “resistance” to Trump, satisfying much of the left’s own need to feel they are doing something, when in fact they are simply strengthening Trump and deep power.)
Surely Russiagate does not at all serve any ideological purpose of “deep power”, but is a merely factional creation, a necessary defensive stratagem adopted by the Democratic Party when faced with the exposure of Clinton’s e-mails?
This is a minor point, though - just one detail, which I think he has tried to fit in the wrong place - and it doesn’t affect the truth of what he is saying. And have I got it wrong, anyway?