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Americans, take note, Zelenskyy is a man who will debase himself for the good of his country. Karma tends to be a huge asshole when it comes to stuff like this. (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 137 points 2 days ago (4 children)

trump and vance yelling at an ally in need of help because he said "thank you" at the wrong time

That isn't what they were doing at all.

They were yelling at an enemy in hopes of provoking him, in order to manufacture a justification for their own treachery.

As Americans, we need to understand that Trump is unilaterally forcing the US to switch sides -- to betray NATO and join Russia and North Korea as pariah dictatorships -- and we need to decide what we're going to do about it.

[–] [email protected] 34 points 2 days ago

Exactly. They were hoping that Zelenskyy wouldn’t just turn the other cheek. Because if Zelenskyy got agitated, they would use it as justification for cutting all ties.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)

No, I think it goes deeper than that. They have no loyalty to America, they have loyalty to their ideology. This is why they sympathise with the AfD, Brexit and the rest. They seek control only to enrich themselves. Russia isn't an ally, it's an aspiration

[–] wildbus8979 1 points 2 days ago

Here's the kicker, Russia as it stands today, is an all American creation.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shock_therapy_%28economics%29

In post-Soviet Russia and other post-Communist states, neoliberal reforms based on the Washington Consensus resulted in a surge in excess mortality and decreasing life expectancy, along with rising economic inequality, corruption, and poverty. Isabella Weber of the University of Massachusetts said: "As a result of shock therapy, Russia experienced a rise in mortality beyond that of any previous peacetime experiences of an industrialized country.": 2 The Gini ratio increased by an average of 9 points for all post-Communist states. The average post-Communist state had returned to 1989 levels of per-capita GDP by 2005, although some are still far behind that. In Russia, the average real income for 99 percent of people was lower in 2015 than in 1991.: 2 According to William Easterly, successful market economies rest on a framework of law, regulation, and established practice, which cannot be instantaneously created in a society that was formerly authoritarian, heavily centralised, and subject to state ownership of assets.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (3 children)

As a Canadian, we might just build a border wall.... Mainly to keep the crazy out of our country.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

And make the US pay for it. But please build it after I illegally cross.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Can we block Faux news at that border wall too?

Please??

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Add a wide ass minefield.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Good idea.

[–] AlecSadler 4 points 2 days ago

Take up arms.