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Not Trump, it's what Obama legacy was
used for
E. Ablorh-Odjidja
There is going to be one marker for the
Obama presidency. And it is going to be a question about what he
did with the legacy that was bequeathed to him.
Hopefully, history would not say
he was only useful as a conduit for the “Russian
Collusion”charge.
That will be regretful and sad
because of all the toil that went before his time. The
“Moses” generation of Blacks would not like. And the
"Joshua" generation would be left to wonder why.
And worse, if the “Russian Collusion”
charge turns out to be a scam.
There are two parts of the Russian
story.
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Russia interference in American
politics
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Russia colluded with Trump to aid
his victory
The first part has to have happened
before the second could be possible. But, apparently the
investigators are only interested in the second. That
interest tells its own story. Shall we say one of bias?
Whether Russia did or not, the
behavior would still remain egregious for American patriotic
sentiment, prejudices and apprehensions about Russia.
However, there is a conundrum here.
Let the records show that nations like America and Russia are
known to interfere in each others elections and those of other
nations.
Obama was all over the place with
Brexit. And America has not been shy of regime changes in other
nations. So had Russia in its sphere of influences like in
Eastern Europe.
This sudden hyper interest in Russian
interference in 2016 US presidential election should be a
head-scratcher..
There was definitely an “interference”
as always. It should not only be confined to 2016.
But who by has not been proven yet, except it is known that the
Russians are strongly suspected.
But that there was an "interference'
does not necessarily follow that there should, therefore, be a
“collusion” charge. Otherwise, such a conclusion recalls a of
logical fallacy.
But that logical fallacy is happening.
It is started with the appointment of a special prosecutor to
investigate the “Russian Collusion.” And so far, the target has
only been Trump, the winner of the 2016 election.
If “Russian Interference” is the
starting point of the charge why is Hillary not being
investigated? After all, elections are competitive and by
nature, at least, binary. It took two to compete in the last
election. So where is the Hillary part of the investigations?
By the looks, it is only Trump, his
family, business and associates that are currently under
investigation. There can be no doubt now that the ssought after
target is Trump, the man who to the surprise of the
establishment class, unexpectedly won the 2016 presidential
election.
Members within both Republican and
Democrat parties regard Trump as an upstart. They are hell bent
on removing him from the presidency and to change the result of
the election.
This collusion to remove a US president
from office is the first since Watergate. Some are calling the
ongoing effort a soft coup.
And this is where Obama's presidency
has been useful. The charge of Russian Collusion started on his
watch.
As the predecessor administration,
Obama has so far been emotionally more successful with the
American public and the world than Trump. He was our Black hope
and White guilt. But he delivered far more for others.
Few would want to challenge his
suspicions about Trump.
The “Russian Collusion” charge has also
been a clever ploy so far. Even if this charge holds, it will
have not benefits for Black hope or dream.
For years, America has been suspicion
of all things Russia. The suspicion has provided a lot of
buoyancy to the American patriotic. The Russians must have done
it. True or false, who would dare challenge the assertion and
risk being labeled unpatriotic?
And for those Republicans who hate
Trump, the Russian connection, whether true or false, gives a
very nice cover. They are patriots, they seem to signal.
The Russian charge has been repeated so
often that it has become a fact for many; of course, without
evidence.
Initially, it was given sixteen
national intelligence sources as authority. It turned out that
only three of them associate with the suspicion, chief among
these is the FBI.
The only news about computer hacking
during the 2016 campaign was at the DNC headquarters. The FBI
has yet to inspect the hacked computer for evidence of Russian
interference!
But no matter. The charge has so far
created a band wagon effect. The investigation is gathering
steam. The beautiful people of Hollywood and the media are on
it. Liberal academia have joined them, together with the Trump
derangement crowd.
And the self-assured people of gravitas
or the seekers of opportunity to bash America constantly are too
happy to become fellow travelers.
America, they have agreed, cannot be
great because Trump has said so. Many already, like Obama, had
expressed the belief that she cannot be exceptional. America is
a capitalist nation that was built on slavery and white
supremacy. In short, America is evil and it cannot be great.
The Russian story is going to be the
most talked about item of the Obama's era. Undoubtedly, the
story, faked or not, found the most convenient and fertile
grounds during his term..
Unfortunately, it is not going to help
the Black legacy.
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