Someone out there needs to a serious expos about Russian influence in Western media, and particularly, it’s online presence and influence.

I know that the Breitbrats got caught taking $$$ from Russia, so it’s probably not too great a stretch of the imagination to think that Russia’s influence on the debate - particularly on the fringe elements of both right and left (I’ve noticed there’s any number of Russian apologists on both Free Republic and Democratic Underground - wingnut and moonbat central, respectively) and that ultimately, that fringe debate gets picked up by everyone else and goes mainstream.

Plant the idea at the fringe and over time, it gravitates toward the center.