America's Right Has a Putin Problem (Paul Krugman)

[Irish_Dem]

2. Krugman nails it. I hope China pays attention.

China must be in some degree of shock as they watch Putin's debacle unfold, and see the world's harsh response to autocratic strong arming, invasion, threats of nuclear war.

The same playbook China planned to use. Both China and Russia hoped to shift world power and be the sole superpowers, establishing autocratic global rule. (The US GOP is working on their behalf here in the US.)

We can see Beijing is now scrambling and all over the map. Worried about their own liability with mutual Russian investments and assets. So distancing themselves from Putin. Making sympathetic sounds about the Ukrainians. At the same time spreading Putin propaganda.