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A major problem with the letter is that it would not have been possible to mention, even in passing, the collapse of the Russiagate narrative -- nor the reliance of other important narratives on provable falsehoods -- and get even the 153 signatories they got.
We are in much a much deeper epistemological crisis than is generally understood
It's precisely the center-Left that went furthest into denial delusion, hyperbole, fantasy, and moral panic (recall Neera Tanden tweeting "resist" on November 10), creating opportunistic opening for successor ideology to parasitize it
The respectability politics of media-adjacent intellectuals who are surrounded by Russiagate enthusiasts is what prevents this reckoning and makes their attempts to address what's really happening comically futile
Whereas the materialistic Left are surrounded and captured bearers of the Successor Ideology.
Only a few people have any actual, properly integrated understanding
Only a few people have any actual, properly integrated understanding
To the myriad commenters proving my point by demanding to know "when did Russiagate collapse", read this. It's the only straightforward, nonpartisan account: https://www.npr.org/2019/12/09/785213175/read-doj-inspector-generals-report-on-the-russia-investigation
Read the report itself, not the article
