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Celia Abbott's avatar

Yep! Trump and his crew also want to present him as a messianic figure. They do it in all their imaginary like the huge golden statue in the Gaza video.

I think he is also trying to meld our past into another country (Russia) history,culture and political structure. Now that he had removed all the barriers for Russia (financially, physically and digitally) and stated the gold pass will apply to Russian oligarchs, don't be surprised when Russian language courses become mandatory in school.

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R Hodsdon's avatar

The same thought occurred to me (Russian in schools), though offered as an option, not a requirement. (No government overreach allowed, you know).

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Tim Coffey's avatar

I'm not sure I agree with that, Celia. Trump doesn't care about culture because he's always been uncouth. All he cares about is wealth, and as JVL noted, aligning with what is essentially a mafia state gets him there.

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Steve Spillette's avatar

I'd modify what you said - for Trump, wealth IS culture.

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Celia Abbott's avatar

I take your point. Might have said it wrong. I think he sees their way of life fitting into his mafia state (better explanation). I think he sees it like a movie/TV production where he can do it like Putin with all the palaces .

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R Hodsdon's avatar

Palaces, yes! With lots of gold leaf and curlicues.

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Tim Coffey's avatar

Oh, I think that's a reasonable observation. That's in line with how his brain thinks.

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