Tom Nichols tweet

[BeyondGeography]

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[SWBTATTReg]

1. almost sounds like tRump's behavior pattern...

hmmm...I think putin would be pissed off if someone compared him to tRump.

[lame54]

6. Stay out of high-rises for a while

[uponit7771]

8. +1

[Rebl2]

11. That's what

I was thinking. I think we should compare him to trump more often.

[calimary]

14. Oh Lordy, first thing I thought of was the donald.

[CaptainTruth]

17. First thing I thought - sounds like Trump.

[Ocelot II]

2. Not too different from someone else we know...

[crickets]

5. +1

[2naSalit]

3. One-trick pony mimics one-trick pony...

Which is which?

[SergeStorms]

12. They both sprouted....

from the same pile of cow shit, or should I say, bullshit.

[UTUSN]

4. K&R for all posts above.

[Wounded Bear]

7. Sounds rather Hitlerian...

[uponit7771]

9. +1, the latter Hitler too ... the dumb ass addicted meth version

[smirkymonkey]

10. The more I have been reading about Putin, the more it sounds like he is starting

to sound just like the King of the Whingers himself. Has he decided that it's actaully a "strategy" that might work or is he really starting to lose it?

Kind of makes you wonder, what exactly did Trump give him or promise him? Makes me a little nervous. They have influenced our elections before, and I don't see any reason to believe they can't do it again.

[calimary]

16. That is a REALLY good question.

After all, that’s what the donald has long prided himself for. Making DEALS! DEALS! The BEST DEALS!

And Putin knows how to manipulate. And exploit.

[patphil]

13. So Putin does a "full Trump" style rant.

I didn't think he was that much of a whiner.
What a crybaby.

[mn9driver]

15. I wondered the same thing.

Putin’s speech was really weird and crazy. I felt like patting him on the back and asking him if he was ok.

[GoCubsGo]

18. It sounds like Putin is undergoing a psychotic break.

I can't remember where I heard it, but someone highly familiar with the situation said he/she was hearing that members of the Duma are terrified of his recent behavior, believing that he's in the middle of some kind of psychiatric episode that's driving him to behave this way. Rumor has it that he has Parkinson's disease which can cause this sort of behavior, and IIRC, he had COVID, which can also cause psychiatric issues. Whatever it is, it's exacerbating the fact that he's just a fucking sociopath.

I agree with the others that Putin's behavior looks very Trump-like, especially the "cornered rat" version of Trump. He was probably expecting Biden and NATO to roll over, and not only didn't they roll over, they just got more unified. Putin is running out of options, and none of them are good for him. He's realizing that now, which is why we're seeing the Trump-like panic behavior.

[BigmanPigman]

19. What's the deal with that looooooong table he meets at?

Why does everyone have to sit 30' away from him? What is he afraid of? What is he hiding?

He may be trying to hide the Parkinson's Disease that he suffers from. He may have long Covid. Why has he gained weight? His physical and metal health is in question.