OPINION - Donald Trump can’t come back from his grotesque praise for ‘genius’ tyrant Vladimir Putin

evening std ^ | 3/16/22 | Sarah Baxter

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

Your cogent sketch seems most likely. The European models are not any better, and in some ways worse. (We lived in Germany as ex-pats for decades.) What seems a cause for hope is such forums as this with our ability to reinforce and amplify warnings with sources/citations. Best wishes.

[Worldtraveler once upon a time]

--- As to human nature: "For example the old joke ;If you have three Jews you have five political parties!'.

The way I heard it, "two Jews marooned on a desert island have to build three synagogues. One for the Reform, one for the Conservative, and one neither one would be caught dead in."

--- "Our system basically breaks (and I don't mean breaks down!) out politically along one fault line - Centralized government vs Decentralized government."

Agreed. Towards liberty and away from pervasive rule, as opposed to towards great rule and away from liberty.

[DiogenesLamp]

Going straight to snark I see. Clearly you haven't seen the same postings that I have seen.

Never said that claim was verified, in fact I made a point to let you know I hadn't seen any verification of it.

But since you've chosen to be obnoxious about it, I decided to see if the claim could be verified.

It can.

https://www.tmz.com/2022/03/04/donald-trump-john-daly-threatened-bomb-moscow-putin-invaded-ukraine/

[mewzilla]

Speaking of the Evening Standard, from 3 years ago, and note the timing...

Mystery offshore investor takes 20% stake in Evening Standard This article is more than 3 years old London newspaper refuses to reveal identity of new financial backer

BTW, check out rhe Russian owner...

[mewzilla]

Not just MSN. See my reply 144. :-)

[FLT-bird]

Opinion: Her opinion is moronic.

[Reily]

My version of the joke was told to me by an Israeli!
He probably has personal experience of it.

[TygertLane]

MSN won’t allow comments. They’re skeered.

[DoodleDawg]

Going straight to snark I see.

Given our history it's going to get there sooner rather than later so why wait>

[Ronald77]

Lookup the ENTIRE QUOTE not just a part of it.

[DiogenesLamp]

Given our history it's going to get there sooner rather than later so why wait>

:)

I try to be optimistic that we can someday hold a civil dialogue.

[DoodleDawg]

I try to be optimistic that we can someday hold a civil dialogue.

Hope springs eternal. I've watched you for far too long.

[DiogenesLamp]

Hope springs eternal. I've watched you for far too long.

As my Uncle used to say. "Live in hope though you die in despair."

[Texas Fossil]

Thanks