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Russiagate is a conspiracy theory that the Russian Federation was responsible for Donald Trump's victory in the 2016 presidential election against Hillary Clinton. The ruling class is using it to promote war against Russia and to attack leftists and the Black liberation movement.[1][2]
Background
Antiblackness
There is a history of white Statesians claiming domestic movements for Black liberation are the result of foreign "agitators" planting ideas among Black people going back as far as slavery and during the civil rights era.[2] In a May 1961 Gallup poll, 17% of Statesians polled characterized the anti-racial segregation Freedom Riders as "agitators, troublemakers, communists, etc." In one from October 1965 asking whether they believed there was communist involvement in demonstrations over Black civil rights, 48% answered "a lot" and 27% answered "some."[3]
After Russiagate became a news story, numerous liberal pundits accused the Russian Federation of manipulating Black activists to "sow political discord" and even undermine the United States.[2]
References
- ↑ Brian Becker (2018-04-07). "Past a point of no return: “Russiagate” and the reorientation of U.S. imperialism" Liberation News. Archived from the original on 2022-05-18. Retrieved 2022-10-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 The Real News Network (2017-10-25). "For Russiagaters, Do Black Lives Matter?". YouTube.
- ↑ "Public Opinion Polls on Civil Rights Movement, 1961-1969". Retrieved 2025-06-24.