Back up, if you would, to the story about Russia influencing the election with fake news. Shouldn't a story like that be a little more alarming, a little more maddening? Shouldn't it cause a little more angst, anger, and anguish?
Shouldn't it be the lead story in every paper, its headline screamed across the top of every front page?
The Russians, you say? Our old Cold War foe? They tried to corrupt our election? They took our most basic of institutions, the one on which we hinge our freedom (democracy), and tried to make a mockery of it?
And, did they succeed? Their stories plugged for Trump and Trump was elected.
Well, much of the response to this news has been, "Get over it, you liberals. Trump won. Crying and whining won't do you any good."
I don't think that a decent response. Every American should be concerned if Russia successfully compromised our election.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/economy/russian-propaganda-effort-helped-spread-fake-news-during-election-experts-say/2016/11/24/793903b6-8a40-4ca9-b712-716af66098fe_story.html
http://warontherocks.com/2016/11/trolling-for-trump-how-russia-is-trying-to-destroy-our-democracy/
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