"Trump isn't fighting for peace in Ukraine, he's managing Russia's victory"

[karynnj]

6. One take - Russia is now winning the Cold war

Far from a hoax, Russia used our own freedom of speech and democracy to make the US an authoritarian country, led by a man who has the same interests as Putin.

The US was for a long time the strongest country in the world,both militarily and economically. Russia has a relatively small economy based mostly on oil and militarily has not defeated the much weaker Ukraine. Unless something changes, they may have destroyed our strength from within.

In some ways, it suggests the actual goal of Doge/Trump was to destroy our research strength, our universities' excellence and made lives harder for most Americans. The ugly bill moves us closer to the economics of a third world nation. Maybe the destruction was intentional.

Remember back to when the USSR collapsed and many countries formerly behind the iron curtain were free to look to the west? We were really the sole superpower. It looks like Russia has gained an edge even with an inferior economy and military using what was always seen as our greatest asset - our democracy.