I ignored the 'Russia' comment because let's face it, it's loaded no matter where you go. You'll get dogpiled by people no matter where you go. I'm of the camp of "the scant public evidence speaks for itself, but since one party decides to ignore it we can't do much".
As Bismark said, "Politics is the art of the possible". We can't go all revolution because most people don't want a revolution. The biggest reason that 'Obamacare' has succeeded is that it lasted long enough for people to get used to it and thus it made it harder to get rid of. You have to look at the general situation with both eyes open as it were, not doing so will only cause problems.
The Russia thing isn't about whether they were involved with Trump in 2016. It's pretty clear they were. It's about the average democrats using it as an excuse for everything and against everyone. Don't like criticism on the internet? Must be Russian trolls. Sex assault accusations? Must be Russian trolls. People dare to vote for 3rd parties because you're not doing your job of appealing to them? Must be Russian trolls.
As for the rest... Bismarck was a reactionary. Of course, he'd think that and want you to think that too.
The population isn't a natural disaster you have to ride, it's a bunch of humans you can convince of things if you're willing to work for it. Sure, look at things with open eyes. But also without your arms bound behind your back. Which is exactly what the democrats' style of technocratic poll based policy selection is doing.
All gains aren't equal. You have to think about what can actually build worker power so that they can defend their gains in turn, and what doesn't. Of course, the democrats don't care about that. Because this isn't just a disagreement on means, it's a disagreement on goals, and anyone telling you otherwise is plain just lying.