Npars01, 2 months ago

@anneapplebaum

Putin and his oligarchs loot the Russian national treasury and make themselves into czars. Everyone else is a serf.

Republicans are adopting the same business model for America.

Looting the wealth of nations to enrich themselves.

Ending democracy and its annoying taxation is the goal.

FrankFrank, 2 months ago

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Savvyhomestead, 2 months ago

@FrankFrank @anneapplebaum

With the aid of Obedient Republican Cultists (ORCs)

AdeptVeritatis, 2 months ago

@anneapplebaum

I think, he is just stupid and does not have the slightest clue about, what he is doing, what he wants and what the consequences of his actions are.

He is literally a five year old boy. From personal ego-development to intelligence.

IAmDannyBoling, 2 months ago

@AdeptVeritatis

I'll grant you that he's stupid, doesn't have a clue, and doesn't know what he's doing.

But he knows what he wants and the consequences of it. He knows he wants to be president again because of all the power and $$ he can steal (again) and he knows the consequences of /not/ being president again is that his sorry ass goes to prison sooner.

@anneapplebaum

AdeptVeritatis, 2 months ago

@IAmDannyBoling @anneapplebaum

His personal consequences are just a very, very, very, very tiny part of the consequences of his actions.

Not being able to see that, makes him a five year old boy.

YOU should be able to not ignore the other people.

xs4me2, 2 months ago (edited 2 months ago)

@anneapplebaum

Because he is a Russian asset…

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/29/trump-russia-asset-claims-former-kgb-spy-new-book

FaithinBones, 2 months ago

@anneapplebaum because Putin must have some pretty awful blackmail against him

Tullis, 2 months ago

@anneapplebaum Hey commenters: She wasn't asking YOU.

Jgmeadows, 2 months ago

@anneapplebaum Because the fatally flawed system allows him to, and the average American doesn’t give a rat’s ass.

Tattered, 2 months ago

@anneapplebaum It really doesn’t matter why a Nazi does anything. What matters is why he is still free to do anything, given the evidence against him.

clintruin, 2 months ago

@Tattered @anneapplebaum
...RIGHT?