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I have gotten the exact opposite impression. Maybe 25+ years ago when many Westerns on the hard left naively celebrated communism and the Soviet Union, but the

I have gotten the exact opposite impression. Maybe 25+ years ago when many Westerns on the hard left naively celebrated communism and the Soviet Union, but the only people who seem to sympathize with Russia are those on the alt-right who wish that the POTUS had the chutzpah of Putin when dealing with foreign adversaries.

tnones 10y ago
The irony of using "alt-right" in this discussion is also delicious, considering it's turned into a pit for people to be thrown into by the media rather than a label for those who adopted it.
- dleslie 10y ago
  Alt-Right is the new catch-all for dismissive responses, now that Conspiracy Theorist has lost its efficacy for this purpose.
  - cema 10y ago
    Yes. It used to be neocons. In time, it will be something else.