Despite the unmasking of the Russian interference scandal, the U.S. elite continues to blame others for its problems and chose this moment to distract public attention from the Epstein case, writes historian Tarik Cyril Amar.
Despite the Donald Trump administration's unmasking of ‘Russiagate,’ this scandal has already caused enormous damage to the American political system, writes Tarik Cyril Amar, historian and associate professor at Turkey's Koc University.
"The power of this predominantly false and utterly misleading narrative was such that it overshadowed much of Donald Trump's first term and contributed greatly to a catastrophic and very dangerous decline in the ever-complex relations with Russia," the expert writes in his latest column for RT.
Distracting attention
The analyst predicts that, despite the revelations and accusations against important former officials and politicians, including former President Barack Obama, only a few of the creators and disseminators of this plot will face consequences.
"This is not how America works: its ‘elites’ have a record of impunity rivaled only by Israel. Obama, in particular, is safe. Ironically, he is now protected by the same extraordinary legal privilege that the Supreme Court has created for Trump," he stresses.
Likewise, the author believes that the timing of the timing of the unmasking of ‘Russiagate’ is related to the Trump Administration's attempt to distract attention from the Jeffrey Epstein list scandal. "The same Trump officials who are now outraged over ‘Russiagate’ showed no independence, professionalism or commitment to truth and the public good when they helped Trump evade full transparency over the Epstein files, where his name also appears," he notes.
U.S. elites blame others for their ills
However, the expert highlights, even after revealing that ‘Russiagate’ was a hoax and confirming that Russia did not try to favor Trump's election, the Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, assured that Moscow did have an interest in "undermining confidence in the US democratic process".
"Where to start? There is no democratic process in the plutocratic U.S. Even a Princeton University study long ago recognized that the U.S. is not a democracy. In fact, there is only a stubborn and blatant pretense of such a process, and perhaps some still believe in it. But it doesn't take Russia or outside forces for many to lose faith. That loss of confidence in something that doesn't exist is entirely 'made in America,'" Amar stresses.
The historian suggests that someday the U.S. ‘establishment’ might stop blaming others, whether their predecessors or foreign countries, and take responsibility. "But I wouldn't bet on it. Cowardice, careerism and hypocrisy are too entrenched. Chances are there will never be true justice, only retaliation," he concludes.