The Eerie Parallels Between Trump's America And Ukraine Under Yanukovych
A female candidate for President with a long record of public service is seen as overly ambitious and corrupt. As a “creature of the system,” the woman is thought by many to be out of touch with the needs of everyday citizens.
She faces off against a man with a documented history of wrongdoing, but “tells it like it is” and is thought by many to be a “man of the people.” Although he is not considered to be competent and his past crimes are well documented, enough people see him as “the lesser of two evils” that he wins the election.
No, I’m not talking about America in 2016, this is Ukraine in 2010.
Full read: https://medium.com/@digitaltonto/the-eerie-parallels-between-trumps-america-and-ukraine-under-yanukovych-7d577cc30ca9
(I tried to fix the link, but it just won't work. You can get to the article if you copy and paste the entire link, blue and black portions.)
Yes, they railroaded Hillary Clinton with the same playbook they used against Yulia Tymoshenko. I have even heard Yulia described as the "Hillary of Ukraine." Yulia warned us of the Russian threat as Hillary did. One horrific parallel is that after Yulia's election loss, they actually "locked her up" in prison.
Her warning is between 12 seconds and 2:16 in the video.
The similarities between the ugly strategies used in both countries against strong women who love their respective countries are indeed glaring and shocking. Something to ponder as the Manafort trial starts and the midterms near.
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