How the loyal support of biker gangs unites Trump and Putin

Washington Compost ^ | June 1, 2016 | Ishaan Tharoor

[McGruff]

Donald Trump, the apparent Republican presidential nominee, attended the annual Rolling Thunder rally this weekend in the nation’s capital. The event, now a decades-old tradition, honors veterans and draws thousands of bikers. At this year’s event, some 5,000 bikers motored past the Pentagon to the Mall...

The phenomenon of biker gangs mixing with ultranationalism, of course, is not simply an American one. In fact, perhaps the most successful convergence of bikers and power politics can be found thousands of miles away in Russia, a putative adversary...

President Vladimir Putin has for many years cultivated a muscular nationalism, beginning with his own bare-chested persona. Right-wing Russian nationalist biker gangs have flocked to Putin’s banner. Most famously, a hard-core group known as the Night Wolves has comported itself as Putin’s hog-riding vanguard.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

The Compost keeps endorsing Trump, they’re just to dim to realize it!

[BenLurkin]

Perhaps men and women on Harleys should start attending rallies for the leftist candidates. Or as close as they can get and rev their engines while the pinkos try to give speeches.

[bert]

I had the priviledge of attending a joint Freeper/Rolling Thunder rally in Fayetteville NC. We were cordoned off in a designated area perhaps 200 feet or so from the anti war code Pink gathering and podium.

The motor cyclist did just as you suggested. The result is literally Rolling Thunder.

the cops came and requested that they cease and they did. The message was however delivered

[Lurkinanloomin]

Rolling Thunder is not a bunch of biker gangs.

Pure propaganda from the Ministry of Propaganda.

[VTenigma]

They are not “biker gangs”, They are groups of motorcyclists.

[BraveMan]

Putin rides a Harley Trike. LOL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm0f4iSnNtQ

[bigbob]

Exactly, they have no clue once they see a Big Scary Motorcycle.

[Red Badger]

WHere’s his glasses, pajamas and hot chocolate sippy cup?......................

[Red Badger]

[Red Badger]

Too much eye shadow, though....................

[Red Badger]

Especially a 'fully automatic' motorcycle with a multi round magazine.........................

[freeandfreezing]

Of course the article's author has no idea that foreign groups which look like American "bikers" are just copying what they see and read about real American motorcycle enthusiasts. Its the same kind of cultural imitation that causes popular music bands in Russia and elsewhere to dress, play, and act like American or British rock and roll bands.

But what can you expect from the shallow mind of a typical liberal journalism major.

[BykrBayb]

And the rouge is all wrong. Wrong shade for his skin tone, and applied in all the wrong places.

[Red Badger]

He’s probably new at it, so it’ll take time to learn all the tricks........................................

[BykrBayb]

If he’s going to wear this much makeup, he should use waterproof mascara, so it won’t wash off like this when he cries.

[Madame Dufarge]

Maybe the next time he's in the ladies' room he could ask for helpful hints.

[Cobra64]

Looks like an Indian Pajama Boy.

[SunkenCiv]

So sez Ishaan Tharoor at the DC Compost.

Partisan Media Shills Alert!

[winner3000]

(Pajama Boy got Lasik and got hired by the Post?)

ROTFL! You are so right. The resemblance is striking!

[ConservativeMind]

He looks like a poofer.