Current Events > Trump: "They say Putin is KGB... Putin is fine. He's fine."

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Video: https://twitter.com/dcexaminer/status/1015006807566245889?s=19
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The sitting United States President is compromised by a foriegn adversary.
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"wtf we love the KGB now"
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I dont think weve gone a week without him praising Putin.
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Taharqa_ posted...

The sitting United States President is compromised by a foriegn adversary.

No. He is just a fan of authoritarian types.

Were all idiots.
*Everybody claps*

That has basically happened before. He told them that he lied to them for his campaign and they fucking cheered.
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its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...
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Alphamon posted...

Taharqa_ posted...

The sitting United States President is compromised by a foriegn adversary.

No. He is just a fan of authoritarian types.

Well that's true too. However he's basically Putin's lap dog.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

I've never gotten a straight answer from his supporters on this

Why is it that Trump wavers on everything except his support of Russia and Putin?
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Taharqa_ posted...

The sitting United States President is compromised by a foriegn adversary.

Treason
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Doom_Art posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

I've never gotten a straight answer from his supporters on this

Why is it that Trump wavers on everything except his support of Russia and Putin?

Dude they dont know. They bashed obama when he tried to work with him
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davyheinz posted...

Were all idiots.
*Everybody claps*

That has basically happened before. He told them that he lied to them for his campaign and they fucking cheered.

https://mobile.twitter.com/Walldo/status/807396312010194945/video/1

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/trump-clinton-lock-her-up_us_584b5b53e4b04c8e2bb01274

He gives the game away and these republicans are too stupid to recognize it. What they want to believe is way more important than the facts in front of them.
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The way he says KGB, like they're wrongly maligned or something.
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Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?
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The best fine
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

There's a difference between being diplomatic and being a kiss-ass.
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If your not grabbing your ankles while praising the worlds most brutal dictators you literally want a nuclear holocaust to happen! - Trump cultists
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CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

Trump has overall been diplomatic to Canada and still is. He called them out a few times because they started it.
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

Meanwhile, Trump is burning bridges with our allies and starting trade wars.
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Polycosm posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

Meanwhile, Trump is burning bridges with our allies and starting trade wars.

Trump has defended us from countries that have been taking advantage of us. Just because countries may have historically been our allies doesn't mean we're just going to let them fuck us over.

Putin may not be a good guy, but so far he's left us alone and hasn't tried to start shit with the U.S. No need to go after Russia unless they throw the first punch.
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Putin is fine, but the journalists that report on this kind of thing are very bad and the enemy of the people.

Also, please stop responding to DE
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CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

@s0nicfan
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Hell if I was President I'd threaten death and destruction on those fools.

Don't know what Trump is thinking by trying to be buddy-buddy.
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remember the time Obama bowed to a foreign leader

I'm glad we have strong leadership now
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DifferentialEquation posted...

Putin may not be a good guy, but so far he's left us alone and hasn't tried to start shit with the U.S.

Uhhh
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A_Good_Boy posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

@s0nicfan

For the same reason you may sarcastically make fun of a friend but not a stranger you just met. Trump thinks he can get more out of the EU, and his hard stance may piss them off but they're not going to actually stop being our allies. It's a crass, short-to-medium-term tactic, but it seems to be working. Germany increased their NATO contributions, for example. That same attitude doesn't work with someone willing to actually become an enemy, so you have to be more tactful.
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s0nicfan posted...

A_Good_Boy posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

@s0nicfan

For the same reason you may sarcastically make fun of a friend but not a stranger you just met. Trump thinks he can get more out of the EU, and his hard stance may piss them off but they're not going to actually stop being our allies. It's a crass, short-to-medium-term tactic, but it seems to be working. Germany increased their NATO contributions, for example. That same attitude doesn't work with someone willing to actually become an enemy, so you have to be more tactful.

jfc
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UnholyMudcrab posted...

Putin is fine, but the journalists that report on this kind of thing are very bad and the enemy of the people.

Also, please stop responding to DE

I don't know, once you understand what DE's gimmick is, it's pretty amusing responding to him. He's pretty good at what he does.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

s0nicfan posted...

A_Good_Boy posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

@s0nicfan

For the same reason you may sarcastically make fun of a friend but not a stranger you just met. Trump thinks he can get more out of the EU, and his hard stance may piss them off but they're not going to actually stop being our allies. It's a crass, short-to-medium-term tactic, but it seems to be working. Germany increased their NATO contributions, for example. That same attitude doesn't work with someone willing to actually become an enemy, so you have to be more tactful.

jfc

I didn't say it was nice. I just said it was effective. And objectively it has been. Tariffs aside (which are dumb), what have any of our allies actually done in response to Trump's bluster that has negatively affected us on the global stage? Point to a single concrete measure.
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s0nicfan posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

s0nicfan posted...

A_Good_Boy posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

@s0nicfan

For the same reason you may sarcastically make fun of a friend but not a stranger you just met. Trump thinks he can get more out of the EU, and his hard stance may piss them off but they're not going to actually stop being our allies. It's a crass, short-to-medium-term tactic, but it seems to be working. Germany increased their NATO contributions, for example. That same attitude doesn't work with someone willing to actually become an enemy, so you have to be more tactful.

jfc

I didn't say it was nice. I just said it was effective. And objectively it has been. Tariffs aside (which are dumb), what have any of our allies actually done in response to Trump's bluster that has negatively affected us on the global stage? Point to a single concrete measure.

We could not interact with these countries at all and then we definitely would not have to worry about saying the wrong thing to them. Better than sucking the dick of every shitty country out of fear and then claiming it is a show of strength.
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hockeybub89 posted...

s0nicfan posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

s0nicfan posted...

A_Good_Boy posted...

CrimsonRage posted...

DifferentialEquation posted...

Do leftists understand that it's better to be diplomatic and tactful than to go to war with Russia?

why does Russia get diplomacy and tact and allies like Canada and the EU get mocked and disrespected?

@s0nicfan

For the same reason you may sarcastically make fun of a friend but not a stranger you just met. Trump thinks he can get more out of the EU, and his hard stance may piss them off but they're not going to actually stop being our allies. It's a crass, short-to-medium-term tactic, but it seems to be working. Germany increased their NATO contributions, for example. That same attitude doesn't work with someone willing to actually become an enemy, so you have to be more tactful.

jfc

I didn't say it was nice. I just said it was effective. And objectively it has been. Tariffs aside (which are dumb), what have any of our allies actually done in response to Trump's bluster that has negatively affected us on the global stage? Point to a single concrete measure.

We could not interact with these countries at all and then we definitely would not have to worry about saying the wrong thing to them. Better than sucking the dick of every shitty country out of fear and then claiming it is a show of strength.

Diplomacy is generally preferable to isolation and escalation of tensions. I thought that was the message the left has generally pursued with regard to foreign policy.
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Im glad that President Trump understands that we need to strengthen our ties with Russia. As the globalist UN is on its way out, we need strong international allies and Im sorry to say that the UN is one of the greatest threats to the free world. They want globalism.
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Payzmaykr posted...

globalist

Payzmaykr posted...

we need strong international allies

Lol
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TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/world/asia/trump-duterte-philippines.html

try again
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TooLateToGoBack posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/world/asia/trump-duterte-philippines.html

try again

You think that helps Trump? He praises two shitty leaders and attacks everyone else.
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TheVipaGTS posted...

TooLateToGoBack posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/13/world/asia/trump-duterte-philippines.html

try again

You think that helps Trump? He praises two shitty leaders and attacks everyone else.

Duterte made a huge dent in the drug problem in his country.
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Doom_Art posted...

Payzmaykr posted...

globalist

Payzmaykr posted...

we need strong international allies

Lol

Are you one of those people who is incapable of discerning the difference between nationalism and isolationism? Gosh, I wish you guys would bother to read up on this stuff before you open your mouths.

But you not knowing the difference between major social structures certainly doesnt make me look bad.

Its not for lack of intelligence, either; you are being intentionally ignorant of things because you dont want to read about anything that disproves what you want to believe.
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E32005 posted...

Doom_Art posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

I've never gotten a straight answer from his supporters on this

Why is it that Trump wavers on everything except his support of Russia and Putin?

Dude they dont know. They bashed obama when he tried to work with him

I really really really really want honest conservatives to admit that if Obama said a fraction, even 12% of the pro Russia shit Trump says, they would have lost their shit and possibly been riots.
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How do people not know that Trump isn't just shucking and jiving ?

Make the enemy think you like them but sneak up and stick them from behind.
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PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

How do people not know that Trump isn't shucking and jiving ?

Make the enemy think you like them but sneak up and stick them from behind.

That would require Trump to not be a dumbass

PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

How do people not know that Trump isn't just shucking and jiving ?

Make the enemy think you like them but sneak up and stick them from behind.

Lol at the thought of fucking Donnie putting one over on a dude like Putin.
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UnfairRepresent posted...

E32005 posted...

Doom_Art posted...

TheVipaGTS posted...

its funny how he commonly attacks every other leader....except this one...

I've never gotten a straight answer from his supporters on this

Why is it that Trump wavers on everything except his support of Russia and Putin?

Dude they dont know. They bashed obama when he tried to work with him

I really really really really want honest conservatives to admit that if Obama said a fraction, even 12% of the pro Russia shit Trump says, they would have lost their shit and possibly been riots.

I voted for Obama twice and would have been fine with him acting this way towards Russia. You really need to stop thinking that every conservative on CE lives entirely by double standard, that they're the only ones who act that way, and that everyone's default position on Russia should be "they're like a bond villain that we need to crush".
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s0nicfan posted...

Diplomacy is generally preferable to isolation and escalation of tensions. I thought that was the message the left has generally pursued with regard to foreign policy.

This is why outgoing people make friends with literally every human being they see. It's hypocritical to call yourself friendly and extroverted and not hang out with every creep, idiot, racist, etc that you see. I bet you blamed the Parkland kids for not befriending the budding sociopath that disturbed everyone he interacted with.
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"Russia meddled in our elections and got an asset elected President, but we have to be nice to them!"
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clearaflagrantj posted...

PrettyBoyFloyd posted...

How do people not know that Trump isn't shucking and jiving ?

Make the enemy think you like them but sneak up and stick them from behind.

That would require Trump to not be a dumbass

Beat me to it. The man is a moron with the emotional intelligence of a gold fish.

Edit: Not to mention that Putin is ex-KGB and is skilled at manipulating people to get what he wants. Trump really thinks that Putin is his friend, he is not, that is not how you operate diplomacy with a nation that until recent decades we've had bad blood with. Putin wants to line his pockets and destabilize the west and Trump is too dumb to see it or full of kompromat to do anything about it.
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hockeybub89 posted...

s0nicfan posted...

Diplomacy is generally preferable to isolation and escalation of tensions. I thought that was the message the left has generally pursued with regard to foreign policy.

This is why outgoing people make friends with literally every human being they see. It's hypocritical to call yourself friendly and extroverted and not hang out with every creep, idiot, racist, etc that you see. I bet you blamed the Parkland kids for not befriending the budding sociopath that disturbed everyone he interacted with.

Making friends isn't the same as international diplomacy, but you get bonus brownie points to trying to somehow change the topic to school shootings because you don't have anything more of value to say on the topic.
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