Trump Pauses Military Aid to Ukraine After Clash With Zelenskiy
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Only if you ignore the context.
If I said “Mexico isn’t even trying to end this war” and you said “they are literally shooting every American that steps across the border!” it would not sound odd at all.
And it certainly wouldn’t sound bigoted against an ethnicity.
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The only remedy for abuse of power is impeachment, and that requires 50% +1 of the House of Representatives and 2/3 of the Senate. No president was ever convicted of impeachment charges. Democracy was only upheld by "norms and traditions" and with trump's disrespect for that, this is where we are... Checks and Balances only works against a corrupt individual, doesn't work against an entire party working together to destroy democracy.
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The answer is simpler than that: the “checks and balances” system is a facade created to prevent meaningful progressive policy from passing.
Checks and Balances always work in favor of the more evil side.
The "Good Guys" would respect the checks of balances, making it harder to enact good policies. The "Bad Guys" would just ignore all this, and just use executive orders for everything, as we can see this administration doing right now.
Checks and Balances can only prevent corrupt individuals, it prevents one branch from becoming evil, not an entire party that has taken over all 3 branches of government, and working together to destroy democracy.
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Hallelujah
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Not talked about, but I can talk about the Tulsa Race Massacre and the Ludlow Massacre without retribution from the US. I am able to.
I'm concerned when the US military is given full "The people are the enemy" attitude and to protest it becomes illegal.
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We really needed something more akin to coalitions
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I'm not an American but considering only 22% or so of population actually voted for trump I'm not sure you're right that entire US culture is just broken. Maybe the attack is just so effective that even with 80% resistance it's successful. I mean dudes wrote an entire plan book on in.
Maybe it's time to come to terms that the system is simply vulnerable. I come from infosec background and it seems quite clear to me that US democracy is just incredibly vulnerable to attacks despite the "checks and balances" memes.
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Giving russia more power won't be any better for the world at large.
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Oh yeah, I think it’s both, to be sure.
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I am not surprised by Orange Krasnov. For the racist Ukrainian MAGAt supporters living in Brighton Beach, give yourself the single finger salute while staring at a mirror. You bunch of dumbfucks, you screwed Ukraine.
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to add in, european scientists often move to US for more income, i see the reverse happening down the line, fleeing back to thier countries.
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Not talked about, but I can talk about
Freedom to speak, not to be heard. Good luck saying those things on TV and ever being invited again. Good luck talking about these issues in a book and getting it published.
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So it turns out that what matters most in the end is less the intricacies of the system, and more what type of people get elected
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They don't intend for there to be a "next" administration.
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Let's hope they aren't
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US apparently also quit providing intel to Ukraine. Sorry for the Dutch link as source, best to use a browser translator on it.
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They ARE halting operations against Russia. Factual and official.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/02/politics/us-cyber-operations-russia-suspend/index.htmlAnd now, after stopping military aid, they've announced they would no longer provide Ukraine with intel. So these patrol are no longer an action against Russia, given they won't be used in military operations. Another big win for Russia. Again factual and official.
Next step is apparently lifting sanctions against Russia
https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/
This would provide Russia with a desperately needed source of income while economists were speculating that its economy was at risk of a complete collapse in 2025. So Trump is hurrying a relief there.Do they need to send military aid to Russia directly before we can claim they switched side?
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To me it looks like they didn't stop shit
