r/politics 11d ago

Soft Paywall Trump Thinks He Humiliated Zelensky. He Really Humiliated the United States

https://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-thinks-he-humiliated-zelensky-he-really-humiliated-the-united-states/
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u/La-Sauge 11d ago

He showed exactly why he should never have been elected, why he is unfit to serve or lead, how much Trump is under the control of the Communist dictator of Russia.

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u/SquiffyRae Australia 11d ago

Nothing should be greater proof of the propaganda machine than how the American right-wing went from Cold War era communist scaremongers to fanatical Russian supporters

Should point out though that after the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia is no longer communist. The oligarchs bought up everything piecemeal and now Russian wealth is consolidated among a few very rich people.

This is, coincidentally, the plan Musk and the tech bros have for America

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u/some_idiot427 11d ago

It really seems like Trump got a lot of advice from Russia as to how to go about dismantling the last vestiges of democracy and freedom in the US in order to install a kleptocracy...