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J_William_Ryan

(3,410 posts)
2. The hypocrisy of the inconsistent partisan right is nothing new.
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 03:05 PM
Dec 2016

Putin is an authoritarian thug and warmonger – what’s not for a conservative to love.

Buckeye_Democrat

(15,511 posts)
3. I witnessed Putin-love from Republicans a few years ago.
Mon Dec 26, 2016, 03:12 PM
Dec 2016

They often complained online that the USA needed a "strong leader like Putin."

They could've been Russian trolls, I suppose, but many Republicans love authoritarians... especially the fascist, non-communist variety.

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