Why is it that Trump's one constant political position is his praise for Putin?

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Doom_Art 17 hours ago#1 And Russia in general?  Like he waffles around on every other policy position "There will be a big beautiful wall/maybe there won't be a wall/maybe we'll build a fence/the wall was a metaphor" "Arm the teachers and add more conceal and carry/take peoples guns away without due process" "big banks are taking advantage of the little guy/i'm filling my cabinet with bankers and gutting bank regulations"  But when it comes to Putin or Russia it's always consistently "they're some swell folks. we don't need sanctions on them" or some weird level of whataboutism like "well America is bad too" it's just weird Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png reportquote

sondast 17 hours ago#2 Why didn't he care when Putin threatened Florida? I mean i know it's Florida, but still. Take a lesson from parakeets. If you're ever feeling lonely, just eat in front of a mirror. reportquote

Ben_Ruggiero 17 hours ago#3 Russia A wiseguy never pays for his drinks reportquote

BuckVanHammer 16 hours ago#4 I dont know, i dont watch fox & friends. I'll eat it reportquote

LRodC 16 hours ago#5 It gives liberals a conniption. That’s why. reportquote

Kaname_Madoka 16 hours ago#6 sondast posted... Why didn't he care when Putin threatened Florida? I mean i know it's Florida, but still. Florida Man is Trump's arch-nemesis. Drawn for me: Volkswagen_Bros, ShinobiNinjaX, Popcorn_Fairy + Nayr626. https://imgur.com/gallery/B4o8m dont lose your wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy reportquote

Doom_Art (Topic Creator)16 hours ago#7 LRodC posted... It gives liberals a conniption. That’s why. wut Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png reportquote

Milkman5 16 hours ago#8 is this like a tick for liberals. They have to say R U S S I A every 10 seconds or they explode reportquote

Anteaterking 16 hours ago#9 Because Trump is dumb so he doesn't have fully formed political opinions on most things except things that personally bother him (tariffs) or benefit him (Putin). http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b136/Anteaterking/scan00021.jpg reportquote

008Zulu 15 hours ago#10 Doom_Art posted... it's just weird What's weird, or more precisely what's going to look weird, is Putin's hand after he takes it out of his meat puppet's ass. Talent hits a target no one else can hit. Genius hits a target no one else can see. - Arthur Schopenhauer. reportquote

Hexenherz 15 hours ago#11 Doom_Art posted... LRodC posted... It gives liberals a conniption. That’s why. wut It actually wouldn't really surprise me if this was the rationale behind it at this point. RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC / 84/99 Fishing. reportquote

TheCyborgNinja 15 hours ago#12 Russia doesn't need to be "the enemy" in all honesty. Right now though, I think it's a case of Putin just laughing his ass off in the Kremlin while America cannibalizes itself. "message parlor" ? do you mean the post office ? - SlayerX888 reportquote

Hexenherz 15 hours ago#13 TheCyborgNinja posted... Russia doesn't need to be "the enemy" in all honesty. Right now though, I think it's a case of Putin just laughing his ass off in the Kremlin while America cannibalizes itself. They don't "need" to be anything, but they put themselves in that spotlight every single day. RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC / 84/99 Fishing. reportquote

shockthemonkey 15 hours ago#14 He admires Putin way too much even if they had never been in contact prior to Trump’s election. Support local music. But not if it sucks. reportquote

tennisdude818 15 hours ago#15 With all this Russia hysteria on the left I really hope that if a Dem manages to win in 2020, they are much less of a warhawk than Hydrogen Hillary. "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -Thomas Sowell reportquote

Hexenherz 15 hours ago#16 tennisdude818 posted... With all this Russia hysteria on the left I really hope that if a Dem manages to win in 2020, they are much less of a warhawk than Hydrogen Hillary. This is always the instant giveaway someone doesn't actually pay attention to anything beyond the CNN homepage. RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC / 84/99 Fishing. reportquote

JustMonika 15 hours ago#17 tennisdude818 posted... With all this Russia hysteria on the left It's not like Russia assassinated someone on foreign soil less than a week ago, silly leftists! https://i.imgur.com/ywpB1ar.gif reportquote

ultimate reaver 15 hours ago#18 russia could literally send agents to undermine the authority in neighboring countries in an attempt to take it over and conservatives wouldn't even take notice because take that liberals oh wait butts reportquote

shockthemonkey 15 hours ago#19 Hexenherz posted... tennisdude818 posted... With all this Russia hysteria on the left I really hope that if a Dem manages to win in 2020, they are much less of a warhawk than Hydrogen Hillary. This is always the instant giveaway someone doesn't actually pay attention to anything beyond the CNN homepage. Sounds more like a Fox News version of “the left” Support local music. But not if it sucks. reportquote

Hexenherz 15 hours ago#20 JustMonika posted... tennisdude818 posted... With all this Russia hysteria on the left It's not like Russia assassinated someone on foreign soil less than a week ago, silly leftists! Well, attempted assassination, and it was more than a week ago. Anyway I definitely think what they did (with almost certain probability) is bullshit but we gotta stick to the facts... RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC / 84/99 Fishing. reportquote

TheCyborgNinja 15 hours ago#21 JustMonika posted... tennisdude818 posted... With all this Russia hysteria on the left It's not like Russia assassinated someone on foreign soil less than a week ago, silly leftists! He was a spy... You're telling me America never does stuff like that? That's still not a very nice thing to do, but pales in comparison to things like toppling Libya and Iraq, paving the way for massive crises as a result. "message parlor" ? do you mean the post office ? - SlayerX888 reportquote

Hexenherz 15 hours ago#22 TheCyborgNinja posted... JustMonika posted... tennisdude818 posted...  show hidden quote(s) It's not like Russia assassinated someone on foreign soil less than a week ago, silly leftists! He was a spy... You're telling me America never does stuff like that? That's still not a very nice thing to do, but pales in comparison to things like toppling Libya and Iraq, paving the way for massive crises as a result. You're also... missing some pretty shitty implications here, like the guy had already been convicted and was part of a spy swap, so unless he was still actively spying (doubtful), they literally killed someone they traded in a diplomatic exchange. Also the fact that they poisoned his daughter. And... you know, other people as collateral. RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC / 84/99 Fishing. reportquote

shockthemonkey 15 hours ago#23 TheCyborgNinja posted... JustMonika posted... tennisdude818 posted...  show hidden quote(s) It's not like Russia assassinated someone on foreign soil less than a week ago, silly leftists! He was a spy... You're telling me America never does stuff like that? That's still not a very nice thing to do, but pales in comparison to things like toppling Libya and Iraq, paving the way for massive crises as a result. This is a weird deflection Support local music. But not if it sucks. reportquote

Hexenherz 15 hours ago#24 What blows my mind is there's really strong, clear, simple evidence surrounding the circumstances of this shit and people try to put a spin on it. It's not that difficult? RS3: UltimaSuende . 99 WC / 84/99 Fishing. reportquote

Doom_Art (Topic Creator)4 hours ago#25 Hexenherz posted... What blows my mind is there's really strong, clear, simple evidence surrounding the circumstances of this shit and people try to put a spin on it. It's not that difficult? I'd be willing to believe that there was no collusion  if not for trump's behavior and the fact that almost every person in his administration has some weird inexplicable connection with an oligarch in russia Not removing this until Mega Man 64 is released on the Wii Virtual Console. Started on: 12/1/2009 http://i.imgur.com/mPvcy.png reportquote

EndOfDiscOne 4 hours ago#26 JustMonika posted... tennisdude818 posted... With all this Russia hysteria on the left It's not like Russia assassinated someone on foreign soil less than a week ago, silly leftists! But Hillary has her enemies assassinated all the time I am the Cheese! I am the best character on the show! I am better than both the salami and the bologna COMBINED! reportquote

tennisdude818 2 hours ago#27 Hexenherz posted... TheCyborgNinja posted... JustMonika posted...  show hidden quote(s) He was a spy... You're telling me America never does stuff like that? That's still not a very nice thing to do, but pales in comparison to things like toppling Libya and Iraq, paving the way for massive crises as a result. You're also... missing some pretty shitty implications here, like the guy had already been convicted and was part of a spy swap, so unless he was still actively spying (doubtful), they literally killed someone they traded in a diplomatic exchange. Also the fact that they poisoned his daughter. And... you know, other people as collateral. Collateral damage? US govt wouldn’t know anything about that. "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -Thomas Sowell reportquote

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