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You get that you simply confirmed his point, right?

Nah, in the TV analogy it's more like when Tivo rolled out ad skipping. So you can see content you want without the pointless time wasters you don't. Why clutter your screen with things--or people--that don't have value? Helen Mirren is wise.

Biden inherited a broken economy from Trump. The damage was reversed and Biden handed Trump a robust economy--which Trump seems dead set on breaking in obvious ways. Trump did promise to reverse Biden's accomplishments. The MAGA cultists probably didn't realize that meant aggressively reversing the economic prosperity as well.

As long as Ukrainians have the will to fight for their freedom, they should be supported. We were supposed to protect them in exchange for nuclear disarmament. We've not lived up to that bargain. The least we can do now is to provide the conventional equipment they need to defend themselves. Freedom is not free, but it's not up to Trump to decide how much freedom is worth to another people, what sacrifices they should be willing to make. Let the Ukrainians choose the terms for themselves.

I don't think that's accurate. Political parties have typically coalesced around a political direction and a subset of core objectives--all subject to change over time in response to the priority of memberships. In a two-party system like we have in the US, that has typically meant broad and diverse values even within parties. People are aligned because "this" party better represents their views that "that" party. These are practical, pragmatic alliances. The idea of a "cult" though has heavy connotations around singularity of belief and purpose and often "worship" of a charismatic leader. It's not a pragmatic relationship, but one of "true believers" unified by purity and fervor. You can spot plenty of (typically ugly) examples in world history, but by my estimation the US has only twice been threatened by cultism. The first was the reverence for George Washington, who was offered a kingdom and had the vision to turn it down and re-vest power in the people. The second is this bizarre Trump takeover of the Republican party, which above all things prioritizes loyalty to the individual rather than to any set of values. That's why there's such chaos and whiplash. It's all the fervor of true belief, but belief in the individual (and whatever nonsense he says on a given day) rather than unifying principle. And unfortunately, unlike Washington, they are devoted to a man who will claim as much "kingship" as he can manage to acquire.

Just pull your head out of your ass. Will resolve most of that problem and it's easier to breathe.

They didn't plead nolo. They just didn't show up at all.

And then some people moved from South Africa to the US to spread it here. Hm...

Fun fact: it's not actually called a "pivot," it's called "presenting."

Exactly like I said, if only FDR had been such a brilliant "diplomat" he could have similarly averted much killing: just let them have it. This new "roll over and take it in the name of peace" crowd is truly pitiable. But you'd be well protected in prison. As a sad little shell of a man, perhaps "life" alone is sufficient for you, but the Ukrainians are made of sterner stuff. They believe that their fundamental rights include not just life, but also liberty and the pursuit of happiness. And if they are willing to fight for those things, the rest of the democratic world should be supporting them.

That you people are celebrating the "brilliant diplomacy" of "ending" the war through appeasement, capitulation, surrender and betrayal of our own most cherished values perfectly encapsulates MAGA character. If only FDR had been a diplomatic genius like Trump we could have avoided all the senseless killing of WWII.

Holy shit. They're beyond parody at this point. We've hit saturation.

You people--and the Republicans in that room--live in an entire fictional reality. Trump just lied and lied and you lapped it all up. It's the craziest farking cult ever. And yes, there is something deeply perverse about making a "PR shield" of a pediatric cancer survivor while Trump, Elon and their congressional lackeys attack and cut pediatric cancer funding along with other medical and scientific research is disgustingly cynical. And frankly right on brand.

You spend 5 nights a week at some bar? Call off the charm offensive. I stand corrected. Now we all know you're a real winner.

The saddest thing is that you don't even know that you're the punchline. I'm sure you're as tough as you are smart. 🤣

I do indeed think you are a clown, top to bottom. And the "internet tough guy" routine is just icing on the clown cake.🤣

I'll take this as your concession that you absolutely made up the claim that hundreds of churches were firebombed.

You are a liar and a fool. Full stop. Hundreds of churches were not firebombed--let alone by "woke lunatics" during the Biden administration. And anyone caught for burning a church was absolutely prosecuted. And none of it is relevant, because the law prohibits harassment of people accessing churches or medical care. Nothing about firebombing whatsoever. Jeebus.

Nationalist will get a big discount on his next mail order bride?

That's right, in real 'Murica, after age 70 you can just break whatever laws you want without consequence. 🤦‍♂️

Clearly you have not read the report. It has a very specific remit: Russian interference in the 2016 election. Hence why it was so stupid to go around calling it a witch hunt. They left Trump's shady business dealing out by design. Mueller Report Doesn’t Cross ‘Red Line’ Into Trump’s Finances

Why WOULD it be part of the Mueller report? Well outside the scope. The reality is that Trump is a Russian stooge, and even when the family tells you that's where their bread is buttered, you'll bend over to pretend it's not true.

The only emotion is dismay that an actual person could say out loud that Trump is trying to appear "unbiased" to negotiate a better peace, when he factually takes every opportunity to display his pro-Putin bias. Zelensky is the dictator, not Putin. Ukraine started the war, not Putin's invasion. The shameful vote at the UN siding with Putin. He's not playing 7D chess. He's just Putin's biotch And the Russian money is not a rumor. The Trump family boasts about it. Why do you feel compelled to cover for these traitorous grifters? Vanity Fair ...it wouldn’t be the first time that the Trumps have been connected to Russian money. A number of reports have indicated the Trump Organization received substantial financing from Russia when the business was struggling in the mid 1990s and again during the Great Recession, since major U.S. banks had refused to loan money to him. Most recently, Reuters reported that a group of 63 Russia billionaires have invested nearly $100 million in several Trump properties in Florida. Donald Trump Jr. himself famously said in 2008 that “Russians make up a pretty disproportionate cross-section of a lot of our assets. We see a lot of money pouring in from Russia.”

Oh, fark right off. Trump IS visibly and vocally on "one side of the fence." It just happens to be Russia's side, as it always has been. When the US banks stopped lending to Trump, Eric helpfully told the world that it was okay, because they had all the money they needed from Russia. Trump will always take Russia's side. He sided with Russia against his own intelligence agencies, FFS. Putin owns him.

Suuuuuuure it was. All those murdered protestors are just "crisis actors" too? Ukrainians wanted to be free. They rejected Putin's proxy. So other democratic people cheer for such change? Absolutely. But that doesn't mean they caused it.