March 20, 20223 yr 12 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: @Procus "Defended him over our own intelligence agencies" The same agencies that buried Hunter's laptop and stated it was nothing more than Russian propaganda? Not like there isn't an argument to be made.
March 20, 20223 yr 19 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: @Procus lol. People can say whatever they want. Look what happened on the ground. Oh, and Putin DID invade Ukraine while Obama was prez.
March 20, 20223 yr 16 minutes ago, lynched1 said: "Defended him over our own intelligence agencies" The same agencies that buried Hunter's laptop and stated it was nothing more than Russian propaganda? Not like there isn't an argument to be made. The fact remains that Trump was doing Putin's work with both NATO and the weakening of the US thru the deepening division Trump caused in the country. Once that value was gone Putin invaded.
March 20, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, Procus said: lol. People can say whatever they want. Look what happened on the ground. Oh, and Putin DID invade Ukraine while Obama was prez. You asked why Putin didn't invade while Trump was in office. I told you, Vikas told you, JohnSnow told you, and now this guy tells you. We've all given you the same basic reason. The fact that you don't like the reason is your own problem.
March 20, 20223 yr 3 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: You asked why Putin didn't invade while Trump was in office. I told you, Vikas told you, JohnSnow told you, and now this guy tells you. We've all given you the same basic reason. The fact that you don't like the reason is your own problem. "Told me" - what a joke. Like you people are experts. Look at what happened on the ground. There was no invasion under Bush or Trump. There were invasions under Obama and Biden. Facts on the ground speak much louder than pundits who make excuses up as they go along. What do these "pundits" have to say about the Afghanistan pullout fiasco? What about our Southern border? How about the feckless stance on negotiations to bring back the Iran deal. Oh, but there is a clip from Bill Maher and a couple of liberal posters on the EMB said otherwise.
March 20, 20223 yr 2 hours ago, JohnSnowsHair said: 14 hours ago, barho said: China is nothing without US spending and investment. Good try comrade They ain’t acting like it though are they? Everyone’s punking this administration
March 20, 20223 yr 31 minutes ago, Procus said: "Told me" - what a joke. Like you people are experts. Compared to you the people I've mentioned are experts.
March 20, 20223 yr 2 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Compared to you the people I've mentioned are experts. "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov
March 20, 20223 yr 17 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov Yep. 100% The war on "the elites", science, education... it's all the same. Been saying it for years now. It used to be that being uninformed and uneducated meant you were relegated to the margins of society. Today it means you're in the "red pilled" majority. Humanity is in a downward spiral. I don't think we'll ever truly recover the spark of brilliance it once had.
March 20, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DrPhilly said: The fact remains that Trump was doing Putin's work with both NATO and the weakening of the US thru the deepening division Trump caused in the country. Once that value was gone Putin invaded. Trump? That divisiveness was going in long before he got elected. I'd argue that's why he got elected. Ukraine got invaded because Putin's an ***. Last I checked we were prepared to do the same when the Soviet Union parked missiles in Cuba. Ukraine has it own stink too. There is information in that laptop that will never made public. 25 minutes ago, JohnSnowsHair said: "There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov I like his books.
March 20, 20223 yr 5 minutes ago, lynched1 said: Trump? That divisiveness was going in long before he got elected. I'd argue that's why he got elected. As I've always always said. However, Trump made it FAR FAR worse. Each day under Trump was a full on sheet show of chaos and division. 5 minutes ago, lynched1 said: Ukraine got invaded because Putin's an *** Absolutely.
March 20, 20223 yr 14 hours ago, Abracadabra said: If China has no further use of USD, where do they go? 12 hours ago, lynched1 said: The ruble........ The US is still by far the tallest midget in the room when it comes to currency. The dollar looks like crap until you consider the alternatives. The best alternative is the Euro… which has basically all of the same problems as the US, but without the centralized tax system and military might. The rubble? Please! If China is going to exit the dollar standard, it will be to try to make its own currency the new standard. But that’s the rub — who in their right mind is going to trust China over the US? The dollar sucks until you consider the alternatives.
March 20, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, SNOORDA said: Whatever you say, comrade. 😂 https://www.usnews.com/news/world-report/articles/2022-03-18/china-indicates-to-biden-it-wont-send-weapons-to-russia-as-bloody-war-in-ukraine-grinds-on?context=amp
March 20, 20223 yr 1 hour ago, DrPhilly said: @Procus Yeah, that’s not true. Trump wanted our NATO partners to uphold their end of the deal by increasing military spending so they weren’t free riders. And it took Putin invading Ukraine for them to do it. Now Germany and France are increasing military spending, but it’s too late in the game for it to act as a deterrence.
March 20, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, TEW said: Yeah, that’s not true. Trump wanted our NATO partners to uphold their end of the deal by increasing military spending so they weren’t free riders. And it took Putin invading Ukraine for them to do it. Now Germany and France are increasing military spending, but it’s too late in the game for it to act as a deterrence. Trump wanted the US out of NATO. Bolton and a few others were the only reason Trump didn't take us out during his term.
March 20, 20223 yr 15 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: As I've always always said. However, Trump made it FAR FAR worse. Each day under Trump was a full on sheet show of chaos and division. That was as much on the media's desire to hype chaos as it was Trump's personality.
March 20, 20223 yr 6 minutes ago, DrPhilly said: Trump wanted the US out of NATO. Bolton and a few others were the only reason Trump didn't take us out during his term. The European members of NATO weren't even fulfilling their financial obligations to NATO. Poor ROI from a US perspective. Let quit pretending Trump didn't have a valid point
March 20, 20223 yr 1 minute ago, DrPhilly said: Trump wanted the US out of NATO. Bolton and a few others were the only reason Trump didn't take us out during his term. Negative. He wanted NATO to do their part and used the threat of pulling out to force the issue. This is what he campaigned on and was consistent with throughout his presidency. The idea that Trump was some 5th column is bullsh**.
March 20, 20223 yr 13 minutes ago, lynched1 said: That was as much on the media's desire to hype chaos as it was Trump's personality. Media contributed but let’s cut the BS here. Trump drove division at every single turn. 14 minutes ago, lynched1 said: That was as much on the media's desire to hype chaos as it was Trump's personality. I never once said the Euros shouldn’t be paying. 100% agree.
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