First of all, thank you for the thoughtful reply. Allow me to retort:
>> Not clear, especially without detailed knowledge of the Russian hacking, much of which is not fully disclosed. The 2016 election was extraordinarily close; it turns out that pretty much everything mattered that time.
Let's be clear: nothing Russia did affected the outcome of the '16 or '20 election. Sure, they tried to influence it. As they have tried with every election after WWII. You can obsess about Russia all you like, but it just takes focus away from the real culprits: the Electoral College system and the imperious losers at the DNC. The RNC is actually more democratic than the DNC. They allowed the overwhelmingly popular candidate (Trump) to run for president, and were rewarded with a victory.
>> Now you're just parroting Republican talking points. If they don't have anything else to say, they say "oh, that person is senile".
Does it not bother you that the average age of our elected representatives is like 80? We used to call the Soviet Union a geruntocracy when they elected premiers that were in their LATE SIXTIES. Andropov is a spring chicken compared to Trump, Biden, Pelosi, etc. Are you seriously telling me you aren't a little bit worried that all these oldsters are being propped up by their unaccountable and hyper-ambitious staffers?
>> Classic whataboutism. Saying "what about Saudi Arabia and Israel?!?" does not in any way excuse Russia or China.
It helps illustrate who's really driving the boat. We watched China run over peaceful protestors with tanks, but that didn't stop us from outsourcing everything there. NOW all of a sudden we're worried about the Chinese government? Wonder why that is, hmmm? The Endless Warriors in the military/industrial complex realize that the War on Terror isn't enough to justify their giant budgets anymore.
>>Acknowledging the Russian attacks on the US electoral system is nevertheless worth doing.
Not really, obsessing about something that's been at about the same level for decades is just a distraction from the real problems in this country. Don't be complicit in this game. We need to demand real, tangible action from the ruling Democratic party, as they are just fine with being losers and doing absolutely nothing for the working people of the US.