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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsThe republicans who are praising Putin.
If Putin decides to attack all of Ukraine it will be a blood bath. There are journalists in Ukraine and they will be able show to the world the carnage a full scale attack will bring. Ukraine has a good size army and they will fight. Many civilians will be killed, perhaps ten of thousands of them.
If this happens I hope the republicans who are praising Putin pay a big price. I hope the entire republican party pays a price. They are supporting Putin more than they are Biden, our president during a major crisis. That is disgusting and I hope the American people hold them accountable election time.
Walleye
(31,067 posts)Bettie
(16,130 posts)shame.
Walleye
(31,067 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,979 posts)You saw how bat shit crazy Richard Engel got when Pres. Biden removed our country out of Afghanistan. He actually criticized Biden more than I think he ever criticized Bush/Cheney who lied the US into a war over in Afghanistan in the first place.
Grokenstein
(5,727 posts)spanone
(135,891 posts)Trump. Sided. With. Putin. 'He's a genius'
fightforfreedom
(4,913 posts)Imagine Republicans praising Putin if he goes further then Ukraine, if this shit spins out of control. The republicans are playing a dangerous game when war is involved.
NBachers
(17,149 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,979 posts)bdamomma
(63,928 posts)blame others is what they do. Bastards.
This is not on Biden. Not at all. Right wing networks are saying over and over again Biden is weak, WTF?????
MadameButterfly
(1,067 posts)the Republicans won't find a way to blame Biden for this too, and the people fall for it.
hamsterjill
(15,224 posts)The QAnons are saying that Trump set this all up and that Putin is liberating Ukraine from the cabal!!!! The Bidens supposedly own tons of property in Ukraine and have a tunnel system where children are kidnapped and used to supply adenochrome to the cabal elites. Sound familiar? Like a pizza parlor in New Jersey maybe?
Some of this shit was funny at first because it gets so absurd, but this worship of Putin is not one bit funny. These people have crossed a line when they idolize a dictator. It's a special kind of brainwashing and these Republican con artists are using it for advantage.
It is all absolutely disgusting!
Dopers_Greed
(2,640 posts)It's always Dems that hold the bag.
LenaBaby61
(6,979 posts)OMGWTF
(3,978 posts)abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Gore1FL
(21,155 posts)They are free to spout unpatriotic views, though.
MarineCombatEngineer
(12,449 posts)They have a 1st Amendment right to spout their bullshit, just as we have a 1st Amendment right to tell them they're full of shit.
Now, if it comes down to actual combat between Russian and the US/NATO forces, then that could be considered giving aid and comfort to the enemy, but until actual hostilities erupt, then....
Fla Dem
(23,768 posts)Lucky Luciano
(11,262 posts)Beautiful and highly underrated in my opinion.
EndlessWire
(6,573 posts)Any charge for his crimes will do for me if it includes his never being able to run for office again.
I am outraged about the 15 boxes of papers that he stole from the WH. If they don't at least try to indict him for that, I will be pissed. It is too soon for the DOJ to have completed their investigation; I'd like to know who helped him cart that stuff out. But, we can't wait as long as we waited for the nothing-burger that was the Mueller Report. We need him gone.
He has no shame. He's twisted. And so is the TP.
I always said I'd settle for him sailing away on his yacht. He can still do that! Let him sail to the Kerch Strait and join Russia at the front! Or, let him parachute into Moscow, right at the Duma building.
abqtommy
(14,118 posts)Rebl2
(13,571 posts)hope so, but am losing hope when it comes to republicans sanity. There are a few, but not enough.
DENVERPOPS
(8,847 posts)how much, in the way of news and photos, is gonna get out of Ukraine now that Putin is trying to shut down their entire networks via Cyber Warfare on Ukraine.....
monkeyman1
(5,109 posts)aeromanKC
(3,328 posts)LenaBaby61
(6,979 posts)and what tRump whole-heartedly endorsed and loved seeing happen--The invasion of Ukraine.
Doodley
(9,142 posts)Russia is much better.
Act_of_Reparation
(9,116 posts)- Robert O. Paxton, "The Anatomy of Fascism"
Those Republicans likely to be put off by this incessant gargling of Vladimir Putin's balls have already spoken up. Those gargling his balls now will continue to do so, no matter what we catch on video. If such a time arises that gargling Putin's balls becomes entirely socially unacceptable, they will all deny having gargled his balls in the first place.
Irish_Dem
(47,482 posts)in the first place.
Kablooie
(18,641 posts)They aren't the civilians dying so why should they care?
It's just the price foreigners have to pay when you have a great leader like Putin.
JackHughes
(166 posts)How many are compromised by Russian intelligence and how many do it just to pander to the rubes?
bringthePaine
(1,733 posts)LiberalLovinLug
(14,178 posts)It will be that Joe failed at negotiation. And all those poor civilians died because of it.
And how Putin was not asking for much. Just some kind of assurances of security. It would have been so easy. Trump would have had a deal done on day one. Blah blah blah.
LenaBaby61
(6,979 posts)And our so-called liberal media (Which doesn't exist--most of our media are reich-winged, greedy for ad dollars corporate media folks) will be right there blaming Pres. Biden for something putin chose to do, with tRump in full agreement with putin. SMDH.
Traildogbob
(8,828 posts)Will cheer the slaughter. They all think Ukrainians are darker than MurKKKans and are Muslims. And they all believe the reason trump lost was because of Hunters ties with them. They, not a one of those asshole shits stains, gave a damn about 1 million + killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. All they know is they are darker and hate Jesus. They all celebrate those deaths with a bud light and Lee Greenwood singing God Bless the USA. God made MurKKKa for people, all the others are animals. Fuck all GQP. Hurry and take em all Covid. God left the light on in their Mansions with streets of Gold. Take yourself out Trump, damnit, ya get a tax free Mansion and Gold streets. Aint no dark folks up there.
paleotn
(17,989 posts)OMGWTF
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YoshidaYui
(41,867 posts)" I would rather be a Russian than a Democrat". - Fuck those guys send them to Russia to fight n their war - Treasonous Bastards!! Traitors and Insurrectionists !!! Fuck the Republican Party and Fuck Trump!! Assholes all!!
bdamomma
(63,928 posts)how some people believe in lies and more lies. That orange POS and those GOP traitors need to be held accountable.
And those right wing propaganda stations need to be off the air.
I find comfort listening to Randi Rhodes on Free Speech TV.
maxsolomon
(33,419 posts)Trump admires Putin's spin. It is "genius" to call is a peacekeeping force because it is grade A gaslighting, which Trump values above all other skills. But he doesn't "know him very very well", because Putin is a cipher and Trump is a narcissist.
Pompeo has "enormous respect" for Putin, but as a tactician or an opponent. It's true; Putin is a formidable foe. He's not a clown like Trump. He plans for every contingency, he moves deliberately, and he has outmaneuvered NATO for decades.
Its much like how I respect McConnell as an effective Senate Leader. I hate his fucking turtle guts, but I recognize his competence at achieving his aims.
Mr. Ected
(9,670 posts)To many people in this country liberals are the enemy, not Russia, and anything that hurts us is a victory to them. When we rightfully shriek about Putin's advances, they revel in our panic.
That's chilling to me.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,480 posts)Goes the way of the WHIG party.. not existing anymore
Johonny
(20,895 posts)Particularly in the purple districts. A lot of Reagan republicans hate Russia still.
krkaufman
(13,438 posts)If Putins invasion gets ugly, the GOP will simply pivot to blaming Biden for not stopping him, with the Right Wing propaganda machine overwhelming the MSM, per usual, echoing the new party line.
philly_bob
(2,419 posts)Republican platform 2024.
live love laugh
(13,144 posts)will brainwash the rest.
XacerbatedDem
(511 posts)Though, I don't know, he may like that.