People who hate Trump (all 898 of you on Fluther) and all the news media seethe with hate about Trump and his supposed ties with Russia.

But here’s the deal: Obama sought to build relations with Cuba, Hillary and Obama LOVED Russia a decade ago (remember Russian Reset anyone? Obama’s ‘Open Mike” promise that he’d have more flexibility after the election and to pass that on to Putin?

There has been plentiful Russian and Soviet influence in our educational system and entertainment industry. The American Left was virtually married to the Soviets in the 1960s through the 2010’s.

When I was in elementary school (1970s)—we had penpals in Russia and talked with children in Russia via satellite.

Mainstream America realized we were in a ‘cold war’ but the Left assured us that things were okay and all we needed was understanding and globalization and a New World Order, which raised red flags with conservatives.

The cold war was won, and the Soviet empire crumbled. Christians in prison were released. Soviet Bloc countries were liberated and dictators overthrown. But the left STILL supported communism. Even today, many young Democrats and Green Party supporters favor a form of Socialism that would have given conservatives pause.

Yet now, you on the Left are saying Russia has been our enemy all along, and that Trump supporters are Pro-Russia Pro Putin (even though you were friends with them 10–15 years ago and we, even Romney, didn’t trust them but Obama ridiculed this). Russia is the new axis of evil. And Trump is the puppet.

So how can you now say we are aligned with Russia after your long enamoration of Russia, and conservative’s long suspicion of it?