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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsRepublicans' Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky
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ryan cooper
@ryanlcooper
"Conservatives love Putin not only because he has created the kind of ethnonationalist autocracy with a fake democratic facade that they want to build in the U.S., but also because he is murderously vicious toward weaker nations"
prospect.org
Republicans Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky
Before Trump celebrated Putins invasion, he tried to blackmail Ukraine into making up lies about Joe Biden.
8:18 AM · Mar 2, 2022
ryan cooper
@ryanlcooper
"Conservatives love Putin not only because he has created the kind of ethnonationalist autocracy with a fake democratic facade that they want to build in the U.S., but also because he is murderously vicious toward weaker nations"
prospect.org
Republicans Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky
Before Trump celebrated Putins invasion, he tried to blackmail Ukraine into making up lies about Joe Biden.
8:18 AM · Mar 2, 2022
https://prospect.org/world/republicans-monstrous-cruelty-toward-president-zelensky/
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has become an international celebrity overnight on the strength of his wartime leadership. An actor who literally played the president in a goofy comedy and once played the piano on TV with an, uh, unusual body part has turned out to be equal parts master diplomat and staggeringly courageous war leader. Unlike many wartime politicians who flee at the first sign of danger, he has doggedly refused to leave Ukrainepart of a virtuoso political performance that has boosted morale within the country and helped sway the world to his side. Ukrainian expatriates are pouring back into the country to volunteer, and a five-minute video call with Zelensky reportedly tipped the balance among Western European leaders toward assisting him.
So lets take a trip down memory lane to recall the appalling ways American conservatives have abused Zelensky and his country. Less than a week ago, Republicans were openly celebrating what they thought was going to be an easy Russian victory. And years before that, President Donald Trump tried to hold Ukrainian national security hostage in a scheme to extort Zelensky into inventing a smear story about Joe Biden. It was all unspeakably callous.
Right before the invasion, Trump, as usual, heaped praise on Vladimir Putinexplicitly for conquering a foreign country. Hes taking over a country for $2 worth of sanctions. Id say thats pretty smart. Immediately after the tanks rolled, he said, This is genius how smart is that? Heres a guy whos very savvy. Fox News host Laura Ingraham mocked Zelenskys desperate attempts to head off an invasion: We had kind of a really pathetic display from the Ukrainian President Zelensky, earlier today in Russian, he was essentially imploring Vladimir Putin not to invade his country now, we basically have the Ukrainian ambassador to the United Nations looking like a defeated man. Tucker Carlson called Ukraine a pure client state of the United States State Department, and implied that there was no reason to dislike Putin, asking: Has Putin ever called me a racist? Has he threatened to get me fired for disagreeing with him? Has he shipped every middle-class job in my town to Russia?
What we see here is that the American conservative movement is composed of cruel bullieslike the numerous right-wing radio hosts who used to mock people who died of AIDS. Trump caught on with the Republican base in large part because he gleefully insulted out-groups like disabled folks, Mexicans, and Muslims, and got away with it. And there is nothing a bully likes more than watching a helpless victim who cant fight back get beaten to a pulp. Conservatives love Putin not only because he has created the kind of ethnonationalist autocracy with a fake democratic facade that they want to build in the U.S., but also because he is murderously vicious toward weaker nations like Georgia, Syria, and now Ukraine.
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Republicans' Monstrous Cruelty Toward President Zelensky (Original Post)
Nevilledog
Mar 2022
OP
blue-wave
(4,313 posts)1. The republicans are
the most self centered, egotistical and cruel creatures to ever walk the earth. There is some sort of hate within them. I believe it's actually self hate that they project onto others, our country and the world. No wonder they worship Putin.
God help us if they take power in this country again.
SunSeeker
(51,367 posts)4. Republicans must not believe in God, considering how much they lie. nt
Skittles
(152,964 posts)5. we outnumber them, we do
but we have to vote in numbers large enough to overcome their voter suppression tactics
THIS is the truth.
It's OURS. If only we get out there and claim it. VOTE!!!
Wicked Blue
(5,767 posts)7. Don't forget 'vicious' and 'unprincipled'
Solly Mack
(90,740 posts)2. K&R
love_katz
(2,562 posts)3. Kick.
brer cat
(24,401 posts)8. There is no greater contrast
than trump hiding in his bunker and Zelensky on the battle field.
Karma13612
(4,527 posts)9. +100000000000...eom
maxrandb
(15,188 posts)10. Doc Holiday gave a good description of the Retrumplicans