Michael Beschloss: 'We're Living In A World That's Upside Down' - The Last Word - MSNBC

[Rhiannon12866]

After the FBI searched former President Trump’s property, Historian Michael Beschloss joins MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell to put the historic events of the week in context. Beschloss says the Republican Party used to believe in national security and law enforcement institutions, but, “what we’re seeing with Donald Trump and Republican leaders kneeling at his feet, they’re saying we don’t care about the rule of law anymore.” - Aired on 08/12/2022.

[SheltieLover]

1. They only care about what pootin wants & what serves them.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Michael Beschloss has been on a lot of shows lately, trying to make sense of this

From my perspective, he's totally spot on - things really are "upside down." I think I mentioned that I visited the USSR with my grandmother and her peace group. And the Russians we met were not fans of then-President Reagan since he was so tough on Gorbachev that it made things more difficult for them, cracked down on the freedoms they wanted. And now we have TFG who is just the opposite, he loves Putin who is a brutal murderous dictator, more than our long time allies and his own country!

[SheltieLover]

3. He knows his stuff & presents it very well.

Ya, I know I feel a bit like Alice in Wonderland.

The only thing I ever agreed with St. Raygun on.

But no ill will toward the Russian people at all.

It's their fd up govt. Never could stand their govt.

I'm still amazed at all thd companies that were doing business there. There is nothing I want badly enough to invest in their country or to play nice with them. 😉

[Rhiannon12866]

4. When we were there, the Russian people were very glad to meet us,

They'd hear us speaking and ask "Are you English?" And when they found out we were American, they really wanted to talk to us. I remember one older lady, a member of one of the peace groups we met, who had been a nurse during WWII. The Russians suffered terribly during that war, fought on their own soil, and they never wanted to experience that again. And this lady said "When you go back, please tell your president that we want peace!" Chokes me up, just remembering her.

[SheltieLover]

5. Awwwww

Chokes me up too, Rhi.

After all, the majority of them are just people like us.

Then there are the pootins & malarias of their govt ...