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SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 06:12 PM Jun 2022

Don't give them a convenient excuse for treason.

They weren’t doing things against their will because of blackmail.

Oh no.

That’s too convenient. It assumes they are decent people being coerced to go along with evil.

No.

They are evil people who wanted the coup to succeed.

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Don't give them a convenient excuse for treason. (Original Post) SoonerPride Jun 2022 OP
They were motivated by permanent power and unlimited wealth. Irish_Dem Jun 2022 #1
Exactly. SoonerPride Jun 2022 #2

Irish_Dem

(47,131 posts)
1. They were motivated by permanent power and unlimited wealth.
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 06:14 PM
Jun 2022

Nothing noble, no blackmail.

Greed and corruption, pure and simple.

SoonerPride

(12,286 posts)
2. Exactly.
Thu Jun 16, 2022, 06:18 PM
Jun 2022

I see people excusing them by saying trump has kompromat on them.

Nope.

They just wanted permanent power.

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