'We've lost a partner and a friend': Ukrainians somber as U.S. partnership disintegrates
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yup. but putin was young. trump is old and aging fast so the direct applicability to the US is limited.
at this point that's the only nice thing. putin's old, trump's old, xi jinping is old. At least twp of them go out of commission in the next 5 years. -
44 months is simultaneously optimistic and pessimistic.
He'll either extend his tenure to a 3rd term or get himself and/or the entire U.S. killed.
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Putin also did red flag bombing on an apartment complex so he could justify going to war in Chechnya again.
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MAGA was never your friend. They are in it for themselves only and think Putin is THEIR friend.
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Imo, the problem with Trump isn't Trump himself becoming dictator. His years are numbered, thankfully. Him possibly irrevocably consolidating power in the executive and installing sycophants throughout branches will really fuck our government up, however.
That said, you can definitely see where Trump gets his inspiration, and it sounds like Putin had direct inspiration from Hitler's rise. Nifty!
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Notice how 90% of them disappeared after the election?
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While China's military power is still growing and not yet on par with the U.S., its ability to shape global affairs through economic and infrastructural investments is undeniable. This raises the question: Is China the world's only superpower now?
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Russia was fucked from the collapse of the Sovjet Union. Imagine if most of the US would be like Detroit in the late 90s.
Meanwhile Russians didn't have "experience" with Democracy and the institutions were not designed yet for it.
The FSB, ex-KGB and other intelligence/military started to organize the oligarchy as a mafia.
Saying Russians in 2025 wanted Putin becauae he rose to power back then and manipulated all elections since, is a bit unfair imo.
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You can protest, and you have access to weapons thanks to 2A. Americans can do much more than people in other countries.
The richest liars want you to think that you can only vote and then present you with the choices they have vetted to maintain the oligarchy.
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US is still a superpower.
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I shit on 'em both.
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True, true! For now. I really hope US will reverse its current direction. A superpower needs both military strength and global influence through aid and presence. While the U.S. has cut foreign aid and withdrawn from international agreements, China is expanding its influence - especially in Africa.
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And Netanyahu's as well. Fuck the USA AND Israel.
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When will the boomers fucking die already?
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Update: Angry rant delivered as promised.
I've been calling my congressman's office to angrily rant at his staff every other day for the past few weeks. I plan to do the same tomorrow and Ukraine will be the topic of my rant.
Not sure if it will do any good since he's a shithead Republican and probably doesn't care about my opinion.
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yep. in every single election, not just presidential ones.
Far more than lifting a finger. That alone puts you in the non-evil third of our population.
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As we all know, the apartheid ethnostate gets dibs. Sorry Ukraine.
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When are americans using the second amendment to overthrow this dictator? I mean its what they sacrificed all these children for right? To be able to "defend" their democracy. I always called it bs, now they have a chance to proof it
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There needs to be some sort of empathy test to weed out the selfish dipshits that wanna run for authority positions.
Unfortunately, while the people who want power shouldn't have it, the people who should be in power don't want it.
