The United States of Russia

The Main Stream Media (MSM) is in a twitter as to why Donald Trump, Republican candidate for President, will not pledge that he will accept the results of the upcoming United States (US) presidential election on November 8^th.[1]

This is only the latest talking point that has bedeviled the MSM in the past months leading up to the election. Accusations against Mr. Trump include: sexual indiscretions, of which none were alleged at the time and some go back 25 years; not releasing his income tax returns; he’s a racist; he’s a fascist; he is unfit to be president. Well you get the picture. It’s all about “Trump’s character.” What about the skeletons in Mrs. Clinton’s closet?[2] That doesn’t seem to be of interest to the MSM.

Elections do have consequences; there should be no debate of that.  I would posit, that in the almost eight years of the Obama Administration, the United States has become Russia. And, under a H.R. Clinton Administration, we are “promised” at least four more years of this radical transformation.

Here is a description of Russia from Dr. Karen Dawisha’s book, Putin’s Kleptocracy, published September 30, 2014:

“Russia today as a “mafia state” ruled by “an interlocking network of associations and clan-based politics centered on Putin, which serves the purpose of “strengthening Putin’s hold on power, silencing critics, and maximizing . . . economic benefits. This network is hierarchical and far- reaching, consisting of politicians at all levels (including high-level ministers), intelligence and security officials, businessmen, prominent companies, state-owned enterprises, and organized criminal elements.”

Professor Dawisha further posits, “Corruption lubricates the activity of this system as it is the basis for upward mobility in Russia, and the reward of access to illicit wealth in exchange for loyalty is what allows this network to expand and grow.”

Now insert Obama or Clinton’s name for Putin; and United States for Russia; and tell me this is not a description of what is going on in the United States today.

There is a sophisticated network of corruption in the United States, which is an essential part of the Liberal / Progressive playbook. Corruption of our educational institutions from Head Start to Colleges and Universities, Federal, State, and Local government employees, Election Commissions, Judiciary; all made possible by a bias, complacent, and corrupt Main Stream Media.[3]

It has been suggested that democracies must attack these corrupt practices and make their governing institutions inhospitable to corruption by making transparency and openness key elements of government. This is naïve.

There is a strongly held and valid perception today that institutions such as the Justice Departments; the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI); the Internal Revenue Service (IRS); the US Judiciary in the guise of liberal / progressive justices who ignore the law to further a politically correct / social justice agenda;[4] that are to protect democracies have been compromised and no longer conduct themselves under the rule of law.

In the United States, under the Obama Administration, political considerations obstruct corruption investigations because the implicated culprits extended to the highest levels of government. Mr. Obama’s Justice Department has obstructed and refused to investigate cases involving the IRS, Benghazi, Clinton’s private email servers, Clinton Foundation scandals, and systematic voter fraud, et al. Moreover, as media ownership becomes more concentrated and political; and media environments become greatly restricted; investigative journalism—an essential element of openness and transparency—disappears.

In the last analysis, it is not Putin and Russia that the United States should be worried about – it is our self![5]

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[1] The fact that both Hillary Clinton and Al Gore do not accept the results of the 2000 election seems not to matter to the MSM.

[2] Mrs. Clinton email improprieties; conflict of interest that enriches her and her family i.e., Clinton Foundation scandals; Mrs. Clinton's record of failures, e.g., Libya, Muslim Brotherhood, Iraq, ISIS, Russian Reset, Iran Deal, Crimea and Eastern Ukraine; violations of federal protocols; serially lied about Benghazi; Wall Street speaking fees and her refusal to release her speeches; approving as Secretary of State the sale to “Russia” of one-half of the US uranium supplies.

[3] In reality, is there any appreciable difference between reporting in the New York Times and Pravda?

[4] Undeniably, judges and prosecutors are also susceptible to corruption, degrading the ability of Congress to conduct investigations and prosecute offenses, and thus insulating corrupt government officials from prosecution. The US Department of Justice has refused to enforce Congressional contempt charges, allowing officials to often go unpunished, and their corrupt practices to continue unabated. 

[5]Reference to Walt Kelly, political cartoonist, Pogo: “We have met the enemy and he is us.”