YA THINK?!?!

  • @AES_Enjoyer@reddthat.com
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    35 hours ago

    Honestly, why does it matter? Why not just focus on his policy and his actions? Trump is a fascist, oppressing liberties, defunding public services, and carrying out immensely harmful policy. Why the need to attribute that to a third country? Trump is only bad if he does these things because he’s a Russian asset? If he did this all because of his oligarch friends, and the desire for imperialism in the USA, and the increasingly openly right wing governments in all of the western world, it would still all be wrong.

    There’s no need to summon le evil people from the east to objectively analyse the evil policy of Trump, and I don’t understand why you guys need a racist dogwhistle to do so when he is literally every single day walking alongside someone who did two fascist salutes in the inauguration.

        • @bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works
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          139 minutes ago

          The USA could use a new electoral system with proportional representation and a new constitution with a weaker president and stronger checks and balances. The two party system needs to end. Laws surrounding political advertising and public financing of political parties should be introduced to get some money out of politics.

          Replace common law with civil law to no longer depend on precedent so much. Finally introduce the metric system while you’re at it.

  • @Tangentism@lemmy.ml
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    46 hours ago

    Maybe they should try looking a bit closer to home with that they were rescued from bankruptcy by Russian oligarch donations and one of their favoured sons awarded a position in the House of Lords to the billionaire son of a former KGB director!

  • @Gammelfisch@lemmy.world
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    2217 hours ago

    Possibility? Whether or not the fucking KGB really recruited Krasnov, the mofo is definitely a Russian asset.

    • @pjwestin@lemmy.world
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      36 hours ago

      Yeah, when the Krasnov thing first got published, I said something to the effect of, “I would skeptical of explosive, unverified claims like this because they may be disinformation, and either way there’s more than enough evidence that Putin has control of Trump.” Then someone accused me of being a Russian asset because everyone has brain poisoning now.

  • Miles O'Brien
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    4922 hours ago

    As an American who remembers 2016-2020…

    NO FUCKING SHIT, SHERLOCK

    • @Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world
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      86 hours ago

      I mean yeah, but at least the rest of the world is calling it out this time around. America fell, but they can pull together and be stronger for it.

  • @Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    1111 day ago

    Even if there was none of the evidence (“Krasnov” codenames claim, etc) the fact that at every turn he does exactly what Putin and the Russian oligarchs want and is actively harming the US and other western countries means everyone needs to treat him like he’s a Russian asset. It almost doesn’t even matter if he officially is or not…

    • @AA5B@lemmy.world
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      66 hours ago

      Yeah, the Krasnov stuff is somewhat funny in a dark way, but he definitely serves Russian good over US good, whether he’s an official asset or not. If his actions are treasonous, does it matter whether he’s been recruited?

    • @in4apenny@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      14 hours ago

      I 100% agree, but what makes me scratch my noggin’ is the fact that people in London finance have (jokingly?) nicknamed the City of London as “Londongrad” because there’s so much Russian money. Makes it feel like the entire 1% is a Russian asset, which can’t be right.

    • snooggums
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      521 day ago

      Yup. He is an asset to Russia whether or not he is a willing asset.

      • @ploot@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        The only question is whether he knows he’s a Russian asset. Trump may be working for them without realizing it. All Putin would have to do is convince him he was just giving him advice, one wise ruler to another, because Trump is special and brilliant, and provide a few incentives. Trump would believe that taking the advice was all his own brilliant idea.

  • @theherk@lemmy.world
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    891 day ago

    This is so stupid. He is an asset, whether intentionally or not. Russian media is having a heyday with him. Whether he is an “agent” or not remains ambiguous, but he is absolutely an “asset” to them.

      • @theherk@lemmy.world
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        391 day ago

        Assets don’t have to have be in on it intentionally. A tank is an asset. A forest at the border can be an asset. But to be an agent takes volition and consensual involvement.

        • @NotLemming@lemm.ee
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          Asset may be a bit strong. Theres every chance he’s simply in their pay for some issues/events and there’s nothing to stop him ignoring them when it suits him. I’d imagine he’s rinsing them for money and believing that he’s getting the best of the situation. America and the American people only pawns in trump’s latest scams.

        • @ChillPill@lemmy.world
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          41 day ago

          Oh I agree. I’m just saying that whether there is intent there or not doesn’t really make much if any difference to the outcome.

          • @overload@sopuli.xyz
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            217 hours ago

            If he’s getting played by Russia and he doesn’t know it, he is an asset but not an agent. We all know how retarded Trump is, I think it’s possible that he’s not a literal agent.

  • @meowmeowbeanz@sopuli.xyz
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    1121 hours ago

    From ‘America First’ to ‘Russia First’? Stuart’s theory raises uncomfortable questions.

    🐱🐱🐱🐱

  • @alekwithak@lemmy.world
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    301 day ago

    Earlier this morning a coworker mentioned politicians wearing their corporate sponsors like NASCAR drivers. This was my response:

  • @MyOpinion@lemm.ee
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    101 day ago

    We have been saying this over and over again. He is a Nazi and he is Putin’s puppet.