Maybe this isn’t an appropriate comment for HN.
Many others share GP's view that the whole Russia thing is potentially overblown. Personally, I'm still rather skeptical of the whole matter, considering I haven't been presented with sufficiently strong evidence to make me agree that it played a large role in the 2016 election.
Because this kind of comment usually incites a debate that is below the intellectual standards of HN.
This is not a statement about the comment's merit. Just a few days ago, there was a submission about how the US and Israel are leaving UNESCO. I was initially disappointed to see it being flagged off the front page because I was hoping for some insightful commentary on this development, but 90% of comments was arguing about whether there is a Jewish world conspiracy going on. That's why political stories and comments are very often flagged or downvoted to death.
Can someone please explain why the left's frustration over a Trump presidency is any more justified than the right's was over the Obama presidency. And can they also explain how screaming "RUSSIANS" is better than developing a platform that works for the fly over states and not just the coasts.
Honestly, is couching everything in the Socratic method the blessed way to comment on HN?
Sometimes I don't want to discuss I just want to make a statement.
Even if I agreed with the man's vile philosophy, if I was a supporter I would be frankly embarrassed by the man's performance. He is not even able to staff his branch of government.
The man is a failure by every metric. I am speaking now more to the "frustration" over a Trump presidency that the entire country has, not "the left" as you identify them.