Strange bedfellows

Hi All,

What do Anti-Semites, Russia bots and Corbynites have in common? They all of course dispute the claims of the British government over the recent spy poison affair  and are happily letting rip on social media.  One is tempted simply to ignore it until this latest affair dies down. It gets wearisome trying to swim through the fake news, conspiracy theories (e.g. it's really Mossad/Jew/Israel)  and trying to reach an informed opinion .

But in many ways this is besides the point. What interests me is the "sides" people take. 

I get why Russian bot nationalists would like Putin and incidentally religious or social conservatives for his take on the culture wars.  The Anti-Semites like him because he's seen to stand up to the west . This would be because  as well all know is controlled by the 'Zionist bankers' - read Jews-while at the same  time also being responsible for Communism and the deaths resulting :hey we're pretty cool having being able to invent both capitalism and communism in the same breath, but then anti-Semites  are loons who suffer from cognitive dissidence. But what I don't get is the far left/alt left support for Putin's Russia. This Russia is not the Russia of the Soviet Union. Neither is it the Russia of the Tsars. It is a Russia that the left would presumably and in normal circumstances dislike. Be it the social policy /gays. Or the authoritarian form of government.  Or the staunch nationalism , rather than internationalism . Why then do the Corbyn types treat this as a conspiracy theory and defend a government they would otherwise criticise ?  

Because the left hate Britain ?

Because they think of Russia as being the fountain of communism?

Because the Tories are behind the policy and they hate everything Tories do, as default?

Because the moderate centre -left is antagonistic toward Russia?

Answers on a postcard.

PS- Another answer on a postcard :

So,if Russia is that great a threat to our national security, why has this and every other government repeatedly slashed the defence budget? Why are we increasingly reliant on Gas from Russia ? It is becoming obvious Europe will do bugger all to help us, because of this gas issue  and Trump took a whole week to offer half hearted support, so that's NATO out. It's all very well to try to act or speak like a great power . Providing you've got the military strength to back it up. The UK has got bugger all & quite frankly I dread it if we are ever involved in another war. I don't doubt the professionalism of the defence forces. But I think they've been stretched to breaking point. It will be shown in a great power war, however limited and even in a NATO style coalition.