The real reason why the GOP loves Putin

"On the surface, it seems like Republicans can't decide how they feel
about Russian President Vladimir Putin invading the sovereign country of Ukraine. On one hand, the more old guard GOP leadership is formally
denouncing Putin and trying to score their political points against Joe
Biden by claiming that this is evidence that the U.S. president is
"weak." But both their de facto leader, Donald Trump, and their de facto
party agenda-setter, Tucker Carlson, have been out there making their
love and support of Putin known. As with every internal conflict in the
GOP, the smart bet is the Trumpian wing will win over the traditional conservatives, even though it once again means that Republicans will be
siding against America and democracy in favor of the forces of authoritarianism.

It's tempting to write this off, as so many in the mainstream media like
to do, as evidence that the Republican party is "afraid" of Trump as if
they were setting aside good intentions out of fear of crossing the
orange mob boss who runs their party. The darker truth, however, is that
this is part of a larger turn in the GOP towards anti-democratic, even
fascist politics. As journalist Stephen Marche told Salon's Chauncey
DeVega, "a huge number of Americans want such a dictatorship," and it's important to ask why, even though the answers don't "feel good.

One important document that points to the answer was released this week
by Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, a pamphlet titled, "An 11 Point
Plan To Rescue America." Needless to say, the title is misleading, as
this pamphlet is very much about destroying America — by dismantling
basic freedoms and democracy itself — under the guise of "saving" it."
[snip]

TB

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On 2/24/2022 3:16 PM, Technobarbarian wrote:

The real reason why the GOP loves Putin

"On the surface, it seems like Republicans can't decide how they feel
about Russian President Vladimir Putin invading the sovereign country of Ukraine. On one hand, the more old guard GOP leadership is formally denouncing Putin and trying to score their political points against Joe
Biden by claiming that this is evidence that the U.S. president is
"weak." But both their de facto leader, Donald Trump, and their de facto party agenda-setter, Tucker Carlson, have been out there making their
love and support of Putin known. As with every internal conflict in the
GOP, the smart bet is the Trumpian wing will win over the traditional conservatives, even though it once again means that Republicans will be siding against America and democracy in favor of the forces of authoritarianism.

It's tempting to write this off, as so many in the mainstream media like
to do, as evidence that the Republican party is "afraid" of Trump as if
they were setting aside good intentions out of fear of crossing the
orange mob boss who runs their party. The darker truth, however, is that
this is part of a larger turn in the GOP towards anti-democratic, even fascist politics. As journalist Stephen Marche told Salon's Chauncey
DeVega, "a huge number of Americans want such a dictatorship," and it's important to ask why, even though the answers don't "feel good.

One important document that points to the answer was released this week
by Florida Republican Sen. Rick Scott, a pamphlet titled, "An 11 Point
Plan To Rescue America." Needless to say, the title is misleading, as
this pamphlet is very much about destroying America — by dismantling
basic freedoms and democracy itself — under the guise of "saving" it." [snip]

TB

So they are going to do what the democrats are doing.

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The science didn't change. The lies stopped working and the mid-terms
are getting closer.

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