The republicans who are praising Putin.

[fightforfreedom]

If Putin decides to attack all of Ukraine it will be a blood bath. There are journalists in Ukraine and they will be able show to the world the carnage a full scale attack will bring. Ukraine has a good size army and they will fight. Many civilians will be killed, perhaps ten of thousands of them.

If this happens I hope the republicans who are praising Putin pay a big price. I hope the entire republican party pays a price. They are supporting Putin more than they are Biden, our president during a major crisis. That is disgusting and I hope the American people hold them accountable election time.

[Walleye]

1. I hope at least some of them will feel a modicum of shame

[Bettie]

3. I don't think any of them are capable of

shame.

[Walleye]

4. Sadly, I think you are right. I think whatever was there is long gone

[LenaBaby61]

26. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

You saw how bat shit crazy Richard Engel got when Pres. Biden removed our country out of Afghanistan. He actually criticized Biden more than I think he ever criticized Bush/Cheney who lied the US into a war over in Afghanistan in the first place.

[Grokenstein]

44. The crazies are driving out anyone left in the party capable of such a thing.

[spanone]

2. I hold little hope they would be moved. They will blame Joe Biden or Hillary Clinton

Trump. Sided. With. Putin. 'He's a genius'

[fightforfreedom]

7. I think the majority of the American people will be as disgusted as I am.

Imagine Republicans praising Putin if he goes further then Ukraine, if this shit spins out of control. The republicans are playing a dangerous game when war is involved.

[NBachers]

12. If he goes further than Ukraine, if this shit spins out of control, they will blame Biden.

[LenaBaby61]

27. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[bdamomma]

39. but to

blame others is what they do. Bastards.

This is not on Biden. Not at all. Right wing networks are saying over and over again Biden is weak, WTF?????

[MadameButterfly]

5. I wish I had your confidence

the Republicans won't find a way to blame Biden for this too, and the people fall for it.

[hamsterjill]

6. They're playing to their crazy ass base.

The QAnons are saying that Trump set this all up and that Putin is liberating Ukraine from the cabal!!!! The Bidens supposedly own tons of property in Ukraine and have a tunnel system where children are kidnapped and used to supply adenochrome to the cabal elites. Sound familiar? Like a pizza parlor in New Jersey maybe?

Some of this shit was funny at first because it gets so absurd, but this worship of Putin is not one bit funny. These people have crossed a line when they idolize a dictator. It's a special kind of brainwashing and these Republican con artists are using it for advantage.

It is all absolutely disgusting!

[Dopers_Greed]

8. Republicans never pay any price

It's always Dems that hold the bag.

[LenaBaby61]

28. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

[OMGWTF]

35. Democrats have been cleaning up Rethuglican messes since 1933.

[abqtommy]

9. "The republicans who are praising Putin"... all belong in jail. NOW! nt

[Gore1FL]

21. Likely, for other reasons.

They are free to spout unpatriotic views, though.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

40. For What?

They have a 1st Amendment right to spout their bullshit, just as we have a 1st Amendment right to tell them they're full of shit.

Now, if it comes down to actual combat between Russian and the US/NATO forces, then that could be considered giving aid and comfort to the enemy, but until actual hostilities erupt, then....

[Fla Dem]

10. Aside from the human toll, it's a beautiful city. It would be an atrocity to bomb it.

https://www.google.com/search?q=kiev&sxsrf=APq-WBsg-1BeGJN6KFncZsa6S34yC2SHAQ:1645655036777&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjb8o7f7pb2AhVQQzABHb4KB2kQ_AUoA3oECAIQBQ&biw=1278&bih=578&dpr=1.07

[Lucky Luciano]

18. I loved Kyiv. Went a couple times for work.

Beautiful and highly underrated in my opinion.

[EndlessWire]

11. I want TFG to go to jail.

Any charge for his crimes will do for me if it includes his never being able to run for office again.

I am outraged about the 15 boxes of papers that he stole from the WH. If they don't at least try to indict him for that, I will be pissed. It is too soon for the DOJ to have completed their investigation; I'd like to know who helped him cart that stuff out. But, we can't wait as long as we waited for the nothing-burger that was the Mueller Report. We need him gone.

He has no shame. He's twisted. And so is the TP.

I always said I'd settle for him sailing away on his yacht. He can still do that! Let him sail to the Kerch Strait and join Russia at the front! Or, let him parachute into Moscow, right at the Duma building.

[abqtommy]

42. +100 I'm with you! nt

[Rebl2]

13. I would

hope so, but am losing hope when it comes to republicans sanity. There are a few, but not enough.

[DENVERPOPS]

14. Not sure

how much, in the way of news and photos, is gonna get out of Ukraine now that Putin is trying to shut down their entire networks via Cyber Warfare on Ukraine.....

[monkeyman1]

15. need to put a label on every one of them ! Republican Putin party sympathizer's !

[aeromanKC]

16. Trump's approval of Putin as a peacekeeper will not age well.

[LenaBaby61]

29. It won't, but somehow Pres. Biden will end up paying a price for what putin did ....

and what tRump whole-heartedly endorsed and loved seeing happen--The invasion of Ukraine.

[Doodley]

17. The hatred Repubs have for Democrats and for minority groups, they think being subservient to

Russia is much better.

[Act_of_Reparation]

19. I can't post this quote often enough, it seems:

In a way utterly unlike the classical "isms", the rightness of fascism does not depend on the truth of any of the propositions advanced in its name. Fascism is "true" insofar as it helps fulfill the destiny of a chosen race or people or blood, locked with other peoples in a Darwinian struggle, and not in the light of some abstract and universal reason. The first fascists were entirely frank about this.

- Robert O. Paxton, "The Anatomy of Fascism"


Those Republicans likely to be put off by this incessant gargling of Vladimir Putin's balls have already spoken up. Those gargling his balls now will continue to do so, no matter what we catch on video. If such a time arises that gargling Putin's balls becomes entirely socially unacceptable, they will all deny having gargled his balls in the first place.

[Irish_Dem]

20. If they felt shame, they wouldn't have taken money and help from Putin

in the first place.

[Kablooie]

22. Civilian carnage won't bother them at all.

They aren't the civilians dying so why should they care?
It's just the price foreigners have to pay when you have a great leader like Putin.

[JackHughes]

23. Republicans: A party of Quislings

How many are compromised by Russian intelligence and how many do it just to pander to the rubes?

[bringthePaine]

24. Poopin's doing this NOW cuz of D'ump's insurrectile dysfunction😬

[LiberalLovinLug]

25. Are you kidding? If its a "blood bath" those deaths will be blamed on Biden.

It will be that Joe failed at negotiation. And all those poor civilians died because of it.
And how Putin was not asking for much. Just some kind of assurances of security. It would have been so easy. Trump would have had a deal done on day one. Blah blah blah.

[LenaBaby61]

30. THIS 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻

And our so-called liberal media (Which doesn't exist--most of our media are reich-winged, greedy for ad dollars corporate media folks) will be right there blaming Pres. Biden for something putin chose to do, with tRump in full agreement with putin. SMDH.

[Traildogbob]

31. Republicans and MAGA's

Will cheer the slaughter. They all think Ukrainians are darker than MurKKKans and are Muslims. And they all believe the reason trump lost was because of Hunters ties with them. They, not a one of those asshole shits stains, gave a damn about 1 million + killed in Iraq and Afghanistan. All they know is they are darker and hate Jesus. They all celebrate those deaths with a bud light and Lee Greenwood singing God Bless the USA. God made MurKKKa for people, all the others are animals. Fuck all GQP. Hurry and take em all Covid. God left the light on in their Mansions with streets of Gold. Take yourself out Trump, damnit, ya get a tax free Mansion and Gold streets. Ain’t no dark folks up there.

[paleotn]

32. They'd have cheered for Hitler and Tojo.

[OMGWTF]

33. Putin is the Chairman of the Republican Party.

[YoshidaYui]

36. Remember those old guys in the T shirts that said

" I would rather be a Russian than a Democrat". - Fuck those guys send them to Russia to fight n their war - Treasonous Bastards!! Traitors and Insurrectionists !!! Fuck the Republican Party and Fuck Trump!! Assholes all!!

[bdamomma]

37. It's really disgusting

how some people believe in lies and more lies. That orange POS and those GOP traitors need to be held accountable.

And those right wing propaganda stations need to be off the air.

I find comfort listening to Randi Rhodes on Free Speech TV.

[maxsolomon]

38. They won't pay any price. It's too easy to spin their comments.

Trump admires Putin's spin. It is "genius" to call is a peacekeeping force because it is grade A gaslighting, which Trump values above all other skills. But he doesn't "know him very very well", because Putin is a cipher and Trump is a narcissist.

Pompeo has "enormous respect" for Putin, but as a tactician or an opponent. It's true; Putin is a formidable foe. He's not a clown like Trump. He plans for every contingency, he moves deliberately, and he has outmaneuvered NATO for decades.

Its much like how I respect McConnell as an effective Senate Leader. I hate his fucking turtle guts, but I recognize his competence at achieving his aims.

[Mr. Ected]

41. I think we're all overlooking something that may need to be addressed

To many people in this country liberals are the enemy, not Russia, and anything that hurts us is a victory to them. When we rightfully shriek about Putin's advances, they revel in our panic.

That's chilling to me.

[I_UndergroundPanther]

43. I hope the republican party

Goes the way of the WHIG party.. not existing anymore

[Johonny]

45. Democrats will use Russian support in the mid-terms

Particularly in the purple districts. A lot of Reagan republicans hate Russia still.

[krkaufman]

46. They'll be fine

If Putin’s invasion gets ugly, the GOP will simply pivot to blaming Biden for not stopping him, with the Right Wing propaganda machine overwhelming the MSM, per usual, echoing the new party line.

[philly_bob]

47. Support for Putin -- and opposition to Vaccines and science.

Republican platform 2024.

[live love laugh]

48. American media like Russia's will filter this. Socmedia

will brainwash the rest.

[XacerbatedDem]

49. Exactly right. And we should be calling TFG "Comrade" Trump.

Though, I don't know, he may like that.

[calimary]

50. I think we hang that around their necks and drape it around their shoulders.