▲ 102 ▼ Trump's Flagrant Betrayal of Ukraine Is an Outrage (www.realclearpolitics.com) submitted 2 weeks ago by onpoliticsnews@lemmy.world [B] to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 22 comments fedilink hide all child comments The president's outright betrayal of Ukraine shows the U.S. is in a precarious position
[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 19 points 2 weeks ago (10 children) who could have possibly seen this coming permalink fedilink source hideshow 10 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (9 children) Yeah but Kamala sat for pictures with Liz Cheney, so. We get this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) To be fair, there was about sixty years of moderate Dems enabling Republican treason that were all necessary to make this moment possible. Her campaign deserves a ton of blame and none of the people who worked for it should ever be trusted with any kind of responsibility ever again, but in a better environment them being stubborn self sabotaging idiots wouldn't have been nearly as big a calamity as it's been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Not disagreeing with the characterization per se, only that on Election Day we had one of two choices and some vocal posters indicated they would be choosing . . poorly. One hopes they have a better understanding of that choice now as the last two years have shown it in high relief. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago They had four years prior. What makes these extra two years any different? Stupid is as stupid does. permalink fedilink source parent [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children) Yeah but Kamala sat for pictures with Liz Cheney, so. ran as republican lite permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! Yeah. yeh yeh yeh yeh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! No people voted for the full republican not the lite version as expected by everyone except the dems. Yet people still complain it's the voters fault for a party failing to get people to vote for them by being a tiny bit better version of the other party permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) A “tiny bit better” huh? No. A world apart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (9 children) Yeah but Kamala sat for pictures with Liz Cheney, so. We get this. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 9 child comments replies: [–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) To be fair, there was about sixty years of moderate Dems enabling Republican treason that were all necessary to make this moment possible. Her campaign deserves a ton of blame and none of the people who worked for it should ever be trusted with any kind of responsibility ever again, but in a better environment them being stubborn self sabotaging idiots wouldn't have been nearly as big a calamity as it's been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Not disagreeing with the characterization per se, only that on Election Day we had one of two choices and some vocal posters indicated they would be choosing . . poorly. One hopes they have a better understanding of that choice now as the last two years have shown it in high relief. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago They had four years prior. What makes these extra two years any different? Stupid is as stupid does. permalink fedilink source parent [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children) Yeah but Kamala sat for pictures with Liz Cheney, so. ran as republican lite permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! Yeah. yeh yeh yeh yeh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! No people voted for the full republican not the lite version as expected by everyone except the dems. Yet people still complain it's the voters fault for a party failing to get people to vote for them by being a tiny bit better version of the other party permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) A “tiny bit better” huh? No. A world apart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) To be fair, there was about sixty years of moderate Dems enabling Republican treason that were all necessary to make this moment possible. Her campaign deserves a ton of blame and none of the people who worked for it should ever be trusted with any kind of responsibility ever again, but in a better environment them being stubborn self sabotaging idiots wouldn't have been nearly as big a calamity as it's been. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Not disagreeing with the characterization per se, only that on Election Day we had one of two choices and some vocal posters indicated they would be choosing . . poorly. One hopes they have a better understanding of that choice now as the last two years have shown it in high relief. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago They had four years prior. What makes these extra two years any different? Stupid is as stupid does. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago* (1 child) Not disagreeing with the characterization per se, only that on Election Day we had one of two choices and some vocal posters indicated they would be choosing . . poorly. One hopes they have a better understanding of that choice now as the last two years have shown it in high relief. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago They had four years prior. What makes these extra two years any different? Stupid is as stupid does. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 1 point 2 weeks ago They had four years prior. What makes these extra two years any different? Stupid is as stupid does. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago (5 children) Yeah but Kamala sat for pictures with Liz Cheney, so. ran as republican lite permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! Yeah. yeh yeh yeh yeh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! No people voted for the full republican not the lite version as expected by everyone except the dems. Yet people still complain it's the voters fault for a party failing to get people to vote for them by being a tiny bit better version of the other party permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) A “tiny bit better” huh? No. A world apart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (4 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! Yeah. yeh yeh yeh yeh permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! No people voted for the full republican not the lite version as expected by everyone except the dems. Yet people still complain it's the voters fault for a party failing to get people to vote for them by being a tiny bit better version of the other party permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) A “tiny bit better” huh? No. A world apart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children) And we'd all rather have trump than republican lite! No people voted for the full republican not the lite version as expected by everyone except the dems. Yet people still complain it's the voters fault for a party failing to get people to vote for them by being a tiny bit better version of the other party permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) A “tiny bit better” huh? No. A world apart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world -1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children) A “tiny bit better” huh? No. A world apart. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 child) Only in optics. Hell she was running on republican policys permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago Sure. permalink fedilink source parent