Russia’s recent ban on adult entertainment site Pornhub has given
certain Russophobes the chance once again to, somehow, equate Moscow
with Donald Trump. What’s the deal?
It’s no secret that Russia has become the go-to scapegoat for problems that ail the Democratic Party. Rather than address the substance of DNC hacks revealing the party’s cronyism and preference for Hillary Clinton over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, officials have shamelessly accused Russia of being behind the cyberattack, without any evidence.
It’s no secret that Russia has become the go-to scapegoat for problems that ail the Democratic Party. Rather than address the substance of DNC hacks revealing the party’s cronyism and preference for Hillary Clinton over Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders, officials have shamelessly accused Russia of being behind the cyberattack, without any evidence.
But the "Russian boogeyman" narrative extends beyond the DNC. The
mainstream media has also jumped on the bandwagon. In an article for the
Washington Post, forensic pathologist Bennet Omalu went so far as to
suggest that Russian President Vladimir Putin was responsible for
Clinton’s pneumonia spell.
Now Politico and Foreign Policy writer Julia Ioffe has seized on
Russia’s recent decision to ban adult entertainment site Pornhub as an
excuse to taunt Clinton’s political rival, Donald Trump.
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