At the same time, Trump's personal debt to Russia dovetails with a preexisting far-right fondness for Russia's "Christian" autocracy -- for a place where political opponents are assassinated and ordinary dissenters imprisoned; where a sadistic war of conquest against a neighboring country is seen as a natural right; and where a new statue of Stalin is blessed by an Orthodox priest.
Trumpites who publicly rail against the "Russia hoax" and the Mueller investigation may privately be thinking: "It's actually a good thing that Russia helped Trump."
I don't think Trump cares about sexual scandals, David. He's lived his entire public life as a moral degenerate. Trump has been a project for the Russians dating back to his first marriage. When the Italian mafia was rolled up in the late 80s/early 90s, the Trump family business was, for lack of a better term, passed to the Russian mob, and they still own Trump's arse. Putin's the head of a mafia state, and he knows the intricacies of the Trump business, so Trump has to play ball with him.
Tim, either your way or mine or someone else's, Rico T is clearly and presently beholden to Vlad so tightly that he can not extricate himself, probably not even after Vlad's demise (if it occurs before Rico T's).
Simply stated: TFG is Putin’s bitch.
If it wasn't Putin, it would be someone else. Putin just happens to be the one that could call in all of Trump's debts at a moment's notice.
At the same time, Trump's personal debt to Russia dovetails with a preexisting far-right fondness for Russia's "Christian" autocracy -- for a place where political opponents are assassinated and ordinary dissenters imprisoned; where a sadistic war of conquest against a neighboring country is seen as a natural right; and where a new statue of Stalin is blessed by an Orthodox priest.
Trumpites who publicly rail against the "Russia hoax" and the Mueller investigation may privately be thinking: "It's actually a good thing that Russia helped Trump."
And these people experience no cognitive dissonance whatsoever.
Kim Yong Un comes to mind. I think they still exchange love letters...:)
"We fell in love." I'm still sickened by that display. Yet, the cult thinks he's the strong man on the international stage.
I didn’t realize that Trump was taking Kim, Putin and Xi to the Copacabana. “They fell in love”. (TFG is obviously the Lola in this version).
Who's Rico? :)
Rico is waiting for Trump in Georgia!
Trump’s a big fish in a small pond. Let him loose in the ocean and he’s mince meat...:)
Xi Jinping, too.
But neither Kim nor Xi would have anything approaching the photos taken in Rico Ts bedroom and bathroom at the Moscow Miss Galaxy (or whatever) Gala.
I don't think Trump cares about sexual scandals, David. He's lived his entire public life as a moral degenerate. Trump has been a project for the Russians dating back to his first marriage. When the Italian mafia was rolled up in the late 80s/early 90s, the Trump family business was, for lack of a better term, passed to the Russian mob, and they still own Trump's arse. Putin's the head of a mafia state, and he knows the intricacies of the Trump business, so Trump has to play ball with him.
Tim, either your way or mine or someone else's, Rico T is clearly and presently beholden to Vlad so tightly that he can not extricate himself, probably not even after Vlad's demise (if it occurs before Rico T's).
Good point...:)