[toddchambery]

I think everyone understands/expects espionage, it's the public 'weaponization' of the information that makes Russia a particularly bad actor.

If Russia had not released the DNC emails (or had somehow done so surreptitiously) to queer the US election, there would be no story to report on.

[tdkl]

How quickly we forget things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

[toddchambery]

Did the media incorrectly implicate the actors in that case?

[tdkl]

The argument is that if Country A uses cyber warfare it's "good", but if country R does it, it's "bad". While both are doing the exact same thing, as I said above.

[joshmaker]

Is trying to stop a country from obtaining nuclear weapons in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty really morally equivalent to interference with a democratic election?

[keymone]

If country R hacking other countries is an accepted fact, why all the whining about it being covered in media? It is a big deal.