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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhy are Republicans too stupid to understand who and what Putin is?
He is fundamentally opposed to democracy, and trying to destroy it. Is this not obvious?
Ocelot II
(115,951 posts)Mike Nelson
(9,980 posts)... because some Republicans are fundamentally opposed to, and wand to destroy Democracy.
delisen
(6,046 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,204 posts)sop
(10,284 posts)They understand Putin all too well.
Irish_Dem
(47,720 posts)The GOP leadership wants an autocratic government in order to gain permanent total power and unlimited wealth, just like Putin.
The GOP base wants white christian minority rule and total control over women and minorities.
In return, Putin gets a greatly weakened, divided US.
Everyone is happy.
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,720 posts)SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)LisaL
(44,980 posts)He certainly didn't want to leave White House despite losing the election, did he?
Wasn't that obvious?
gratuitous
(82,849 posts)It pwns the libs so much for them to be rootin' for Putin.
dlk
(11,597 posts)Too many of them in high places have been bought
Skittles
(153,261 posts)if Trump could, he would have his critics rounded up and executed
and his supporters would be fine with it
SheltieLover
(57,073 posts)And what Irish Dem said 👆
Glorfindel
(9,742 posts)Lie about a crisis in another country and then invade it. Iraq has not recovered to this day. Poor Ukraine. I have the same sick feeling that I had in March 2003 when we invaded Iraq. Repukes know exactly what Putin is, and they admire him for it.
dchill
(38,594 posts)Endit.
aeromanKC
(3,330 posts)Atticus
(15,124 posts)Trump can be. He is "their kinda guy".
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Thats why they like him.
milestogo
(16,829 posts)But I guess some people are easily confused.
durablend
(7,467 posts)As long as it's the right people getting killed and bullied.
Baked Potato
(7,733 posts)Bluethroughu
(5,204 posts)No matter who is giving it, they'll take it.
Drum
(9,213 posts)Think again!
Solly Mack
(90,799 posts)is no concern to them.
But what they do understand is attacking Biden, the Democratic Party, and owning the Liberals is fun for them - and are using Ukraine as a method of attack. For some it offers a political avenue for attacks and for some they are simply following the leader (Trump, etc..) - and if they cared about democracy at all, they wouldn't frame an insurrection as legitimate political discourse.
They don't care about democracy or the people in their own country, much less in some foreign country they couldn't find on a map.
Putin is sticking it to everything they believe is bad in the world. Of course they are cheering that.
unblock
(52,458 posts)Or more accurately, only to the extent that they've been able to manipulate the outcome to their advantage, through denying the vote to women and slaves, and then turning to other suppression tactics.
As they see whites becoming a minority soon, they are less and less interested in democracy.
In short, they never actually believed in democracy.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,496 posts)They hid what they were until they felt it wouldnt matter if they showed thier true colors anymore.
They have been fascists from the beginning.
And we dont need a goddamn fascist party as our "right wing." The sooner the republican party dissapears the better.
There are no moderates in the republican party anymore. And the ones claiming they are ,frankly I dont trust them..
Either you work for democracy ,fairness equality or you dont.
Its that stark.
Bettie
(16,144 posts)and that makes them feel warm and fuzzy.
LisaL
(44,980 posts)Unlimited power. None of them actually have it.
KurtSteiner
(23 posts)They want to be like him...virtually unfettered power in perpetuity.
They aren't even making any secret of their authoritarian ambitions; they want Trump to be their Putin, Orban, Erdogan, Fujimori, Pinochet etc.
I have encountered a disturbing amount of people who say "if we have to have a dictator, let it be Trump."
Back in the late 70s a Republican Indiana State Senator counselled me on my BSA Citizenship In The Nation merit badge.
He knew his stuff.
He was a good man.
At the close of our sessions he urged me when I turned 18 to be sure to exercise my right as a citizen to vote.
I am glad this kindly, knowledgeable gentleman is not here today to see what his party has become: Trump, Fox, Taylor Greene, Boebert etc.
ProudMNDemocrat
(16,871 posts)They want that to happen here.
Attack the press
Jail all political opposition
Suspend the Bill of Rights
Ban Unions
Ban all abortions
No free and Fair elections
Attack LGBTQ people and suspend their rights
Ban Same sex couples from adopting
Some of these points are happening in Russia. Congressional Republicans who are praising and rooting for Putin are fucking TRAITORS.
IcyPeas
(21,932 posts)apnu
(8,759 posts)The distinction depends on the Republican you are looking at. There are those who love Putin, because they are authoritarian/fascist crotch sniffers. See all the not-at-all subtile thirst for Putin during the Obama years. Remember that Putin shirtless on a horse pic they sent around for a good three months? Yeah, thats one group.
The other group doesnt care what Russia does, so long as they can scream at Democrats about it. These are the politics-is-a-sport type. Their team can do no wrong, the other team must die.
All of this came from the Republicans selling both their soul and intellect during the W years. No brains, no heart
thats todays GOP.
Baitball Blogger
(46,776 posts)They would sell out their own country for power.
I_UndergroundPanther
(12,496 posts)Another reason I hate capitalism.
Woodwizard
(849 posts)They still support an insurrection raising narcissistic lunatic.
live love laugh
(13,189 posts)Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin
(108,398 posts)Conservatives are into that sort of thing.
Corgigal
(9,291 posts)They just believe the marketing of the white man supreme.
They dont know how young those white men die.
They dont know how Putin just upped the age on Social Security.
They dont know how every week, at the local grocery, the prices go up daily. They will tell you that you are sacrificing for mother Russia.
You think you own a business? Maybe, maybe not.
Of all the times, they should do their research, this is the topic that they should. Facts, not all feels, people.
Dirty Socialist
(3,252 posts)They are BRAINWASHED. Plain and simple.
Azathoth
(4,611 posts)These are people who either justify, or outright support, the attempt to assassinate a vice president in order to overturn a democratic election.
Hekate
(90,978 posts)Next question?
ibegurpard
(16,685 posts)They support him and everything he stands for and are trying to replicate it here.
Rincewind
(1,207 posts)They agree with him, they also want to destroy democracy. They want a right wing autocracy.
moondust
(20,020 posts)I suspect they like the looks of his autocratic kleptocracy and would really like to have one of their own. They could be very wealthy kings for life and not have to bother pandering to any damn voters. What's not to like?