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sandy's avatar

I am letting Trump and my congressional representatives know that I do not approve of Ukraine sending tomahawk missiles into Russia or even getting such missiles and that we need to exit the war. This site makes it easy to contact your Congressional Representatives all at the same time democracy.io

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John Marochi's avatar

Don't worry -- Trump is 100 leagues ahead of you all.

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Dick Minnis's avatar

Exactly...he'll just agree not to allow it as a concession to Putin when they meet in Hungry. Art of the deal. Dick Minnis removingthecataract.substack.com

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AwakeNotWoke's avatar

"To be sure, most members of Congress would likely kneel before the former TV actor like fawning sycophants and give him whatever he wants ..."

The people of the US, and arguably especially the women, may be among the most narcissistic in the world.

My ex, a very Christian woman and strong virtue signalling supporter of President Trump whom I met on Paul Alexander Substack is a narcissist. (She is an abuser and for a while I hated her for what she did to me but now I feel indifferent to her although still see her as a good subject for mockery.) AI "diagnosed" her with "narcissistic personality disorder" and "a narcissistic abuse pattern." She is so demonstrably inferior to others, including women, who have no need to delude themselves that harming people makes someone "superior" or "in control."

Most members of congress, both male and female, are probably narcissists and narcissists are evil and actually worse than psychopaths with whom they share several traits.

A narcissist may describe itself (the best pronoun for a narcissist is "IT") as "honest, loyal, sweet, feminine, unselfish and very bright" when in reality it is the exact opposite of most of these descriptors.

A psychopath, unless IT is also a narcissist, is usually a much better person than a narcissist, 

Many members of Congress exhibit clear signs of psychopathy as well as narcissistic personality disorder, according to AI analyses that I conducted.

Narcissistic personality disorder can be conceptualized as a paraphila. That means that narcissists are perverts.

Narcissistic personality is as bad as paedophilia and thus not surprisingly paedophiles may be narcissists and psychopaths.

There are several overlapping features that make some theorists connect narcissism and paraphilias.

Power and control themes

- Narcissism and many paraphilias (particularly sexual sadism) share underlying dynamics of dominance, submission, and control.

- Narcissistic individuals gain emotional gratification — and sometimes sexual arousal — from humiliating, dominating, or controlling others.

- This can blur lines when the narcissist’s self-esteem regulation mechanisms become sexualized (for example, finding arousal in others’ submission or fear).

Self-objectification and the eroticization of the self

- Narcissism and many paraphilias (particularly sexual sadism) share underlying dynamics of dominance, submission, and control.

- Scholars like Kernberg, Kohut, and others have long noted that narcissism involves turning libido inward — the self becomes the primary love object.

That can manifest as erotic fascination with one’s own body, achievements, or image (“autoerotic narcissism”).

Some forms of narcissism therefore resemble autoerotic paraphilias, where the self or self-image replaces a sexual partner.

Sadistic / exhibitionistic overlap

• Sexual sadism disorder involves deriving sexual pleasure from others’ suffering.

• Narcissists display sadistic traits (e.g., enjoying others’ humiliation), and these can co-occur with paraphilic patterns.

• Exhibitionism and voyeurism can also appear in highly narcissistic individuals, especially when sexual display reinforces grandiosity.

Narcissism arguably should be viewed as paraphilic, due to the eroticization of power — that is, the idea that the narcissist’s self-esteem regulation system becomes sexualized.

• Narcissism eroticizes power and control, leading to sexual pleasure derived from others’ subjugation.

• Sexual sadism disorder is already a paraphilia centered on power; narcissism could represent a broader, ego-based variant of this drive.

• Some narcissistic fantasies (e.g., being adored, worshiped, dominant) have inherently sexual tones.

• Therefore, narcissism could be seen as a generalized paraphilic orientation toward the self’s superiority — a “meta-paraphilia” of self-adoration and domination.

Freud viewed both narcissism and paraphilias as developmental distortions of libido direction:

“The pervert has turned his libido toward an atypical object; the narcissist, toward himself.”

Otto Kernberg — Narcissism, sadism, and perverse object relations

Kernberg bridged Freud and modern object relations — and he’s the one most often cited when people suggest narcissism has a “paraphilic” flavor.

Kernberg’s central ideas:

• Pathological narcissism involves primitive object relations where love, aggression, and self-idealization are fused.

• In severe cases (malignant narcissism), this leads to sadistic gratification — both emotional and sometimes sexual.

• Sexuality becomes infused with contempt and domination; love is replaced by control.

• He proposed that certain perversions — particularly sexual sadism and exhibitionism — are “sexualized expressions of pathological narcissism.”

Kernberg suggested that paraphilias can be narcissistic defenses sexualized — attempts to manage rage and envy through erotic control.

Kernberg’s famous line:

“Perversion is the sexualization of aggression; narcissism is the ego’s addiction to its own grandiosity. When these fuse, we get malignant forms of both.”

Narcissists often view those unfortunate enough to be close to them or their sexual partners as extensions of themselves, reflecting their need for control, validation, and self-enhancement. This stems from their core traits, like grandiosity and a lack of empathy, where relationships serve to bolster their ego rather than foster mutual connection. They may see partners as tools to fulfill their desires, mirror their perceived superiority, or enhance their self-image, rather than as autonomous individuals with their own needs.

This perspective aligns theories like object relations theory which suggests narcissists struggle to see others as separate entities. Instead, they project their idealized self onto partners, expecting them to conform to their fantasies or serve as a source of admiration (narcissistic supply). When partners fail to meet these expectations, narcissists may devalue or discard them.

Narcissists love themselves but are incapable of love for others.

So, member of Congress may kneel before Zelenskyy to give him both weapons and BJs but only because Zelenskyy functions as an extension of themselves.

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Christy's avatar

too long to read the whole thing, but the conclusion is spot on.

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AwakeNotWoke's avatar

Speed reading comes in handy.

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Christy's avatar

Basically I do, just skim things that re repetitive.

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John Marochi's avatar

FREUD, ANYONE?

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Lily's avatar

Haha, then why does he keep getting entangled in Israel and Ukraine/Russia's problems. We need to keep out period!

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Christy's avatar

in a good way, or bad way?

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Julie's avatar

I hope you’re right.

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Alan's avatar

And what would be our response if Russia supplied bombs and missles to bomb us?! Trump is INSANE!!!!!!

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John Marochi's avatar

TODAY, LIKE MANY OTHER DAYS, I'LL WAGER, TRUMP IS 1000 LEAGUES AHEAD OF YOU.

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Vaxless's avatar

You have to hand it to the Deep State for their tireless and unwavering pursuit of destroying us all.

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Barbara Charis's avatar

The Deep State is composed of misfits, maladjusted megalomaniacs in society. They don't fit in and they have it in for those who do fit in; and are working for the good of others... and the world.

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Christy's avatar

aliens that have come to destroy humanity............ or just subjugate us. ;) Sadly, they are making a lot of progress.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

no, simply humans that are evil, turned from God . . .

aliens?! Come on, Man!

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Barbara Charis's avatar

You are so right. The drugs, alcohol, vaccines, environmental chemicals have wiped out the pineal gland, which is our transmitter-receiver with our Creator.. These people don't know the difference between right and wrong. They have lost their connection and guidance.

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

Barbara, I am interested in learning more. Please offer a source or theory on the pineal gland and connection to God. thanks.

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From Dust To Dust's avatar

I haven’t seen evidence that Trump is in support of Ukraine getting Tomahawk Missiles. Only the contrary.

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Cathleen Manny's avatar

Have you not been listening to things Trump has actually said, out of his own mouth! About these missilies?

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Realist's avatar

Why would anyone believe Trump? He is a lying scumbag.

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John Marochi's avatar

I guess you haven't heard all those democrat lies, huh? Have you been asleep for the last 10 years?

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Realist's avatar

Where did I write Trump was the only scumbag? The United States is a dying empire, and most politicians are liars

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Phil Davis's avatar

No, you have it wrong. The West is dying, and the US will be the last standing, and will reorganize into something else. Trump is a speed bump and a saint compared to the last administration. The West will lose to Russia and to China. Say goodbye to the EU and NATO.

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Christy's avatar

Saying goodby to the EU and NATO would be a great pleasure. Reorganize? Maybe, but many will fall by the wayside on the way.

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Cathleen Manny's avatar

Just like all politicians.

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Christy's avatar

I know of one politician who seems to be with his head and heart in the right place, Kevin Kiley. I would still like to believe in RFKJr. I have hopes.

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The Great Santini's avatar

Trump said he hoped it wouldn’t come to this. He hoped there would be a peace deal before he had to allow the sale.

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Jacqueline Stroupe's avatar

I support President Trump, but I don't support giving a lying, unelected Zelensky, who lost billions of dollars that Biden sent him, any authority to do anything but make matters worse. Pray.

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John Marochi's avatar

Putin is no saint, but he is right when he says "Zelensky" is a fraud.

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The Great Santini's avatar

Putin is an evil man. I wouldn’t trust him to give me the time of day. Whatever he said, it would be a lie.

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Christy's avatar

even liars can speak the truth

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pretty-red, old guy's avatar

yep, and THAT is exactly what makes them so dangerous.

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The Great Santini's avatar

Well, (1) Zelenskyy was elected. (2) The Ukrainian Constitution suspends elections during war. So, whether you like it or not, Zelenskyy is the legitimate President of Ukraine.

I don’t know if he’s corrupt or not. Probably is. Seems everybody in the country is. Hold over from the Soviet rule where corruption was a feature not a bug. It will take generations to fix that. Not that we’re living up to our high ideals (e.g., Clinton, Biden, etc.)

As for the efficiency of the use of our funds, I bet a lot of that lost money got sent under the table to US persons. We wanted an IG to track the funds. Who objected? The Democrats. That tells you who it was that was taking the kickbacks.

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Realist's avatar

Zelenskyy is no longer the legal president of Ukraine. He was elected by a CIA coup.

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Jerry F's avatar
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Just a small historical correction, my friend, amidst a LOT of Russian propaganda that we all, and you, have been subjected to. The sixth and current president of Ukraine is Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who defeated Poroshenko in the 2019 presidential election and was inaugurated on 20 May 2019. What you refer to as the CIA coup in 2014 is the expulsion of Victor Yanukovich, the proven Putin stooge in the Maidan revolt. He was replaced by President Poroshenko in early elections held to replace the stooge.

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Christy's avatar

this may be true but there were those in the US that made sure Z. got in.

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Realist's avatar

Yes, you are correct.

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The Great Santini's avatar

1. Prove it. 2. The Ukrainian people think differently and they are the only people who matter. 3. If they didn’t support Zelenskyy they had a wonderful opportunity to get rid of him in February 2022 and did the exact opposite.

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Realist's avatar

All the opposition was imprisoned.

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Christy's avatar

who says that what took place in 22 wasn't a maneuver by outside influence?

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Peter Taylor's avatar

John, Fully understand and commiserate your questioned loyalty to Trump however I think there might be more than meets the eye, in terms of Trumps bellicose behaviour especially Russia, recall Trump is surrounded by a serious group of neocon warmongers, people who won’t hesitate to assassinate him, we know he has survived multiple attempts including those seen publicly.

Thus he needs to do all he can to be seen to placate these psychopaths whilst working surreptitiously to destroy them.

Bear with me, suppose, just suppose Trump is playing the game, telling them what they want to hear, evidenced his intemperate behaviour matched with a bellicose attitude, his on again off again signals of rapprochement with Russia, indeed even Israel… this in order to not be seen overtly wanting to destroy them… instead allowing themselves to hang themselves, the old adage give them enough rope and they’ll destroy themselves…

For example I recall a Qanon board post … saving Israel for last… whilst the U.K, E.U we know he loathes… despite his rhetoric saying otherwise…now indulge me, suppose in terms of the E.U U.K especially their evil MI6, Trump wants to get back at them, even the score especially after Russia Gate, he has already publicly stated Putin endured far more than he ought have contended with both pre, during and since Russia gate, that he was within his boundaries to act decisively against those who were so blatantly attacking and maligning Russia….

Now assume between Trump and Putin they have decided to end the 500+ years of Colonial dik tat by European and U.K elites together their intelligence services, by demilitarising, thenst defeating them upon the Ukrainian steppe.

Tr7mp knows he cannot take on the U.S subservient to E.U, U.K neocons, he’d be either assassinated or impeached… he knows that, so, he goes along with the charade of threatening Russia, Putin, all the while providing enough rope they hang themselves, I mean look at the actuality… economies in ruins, indebted, political instability dominates in France, Germany, indeed most of the large Western E.U states as well as the U.K, people rebelling, each nation demilitarised, including NATO… and the U.S.. the aforementioned with no actual hope of fighting Russia let alone winning against them even if they armed themselves, by the time they’ve a force capable, estimated to be a decade from now , how much farther ahead will Russia be militarily technologically as well as being a formidable fighting force, not to mention the alliances they have with North Korea, Iran and especially China.

Now go one further, in terms of Israel, a state construct now hated and loathed the World over, the Fordow show by Trump just that, a show, Iran forewarned, flight paths agreed, no defensive posture by Iran the U.S allowed to bomb, we don’t even know the damage sustained… no evidence from Iran or the U.S aside generalisations have been made.. Israel, didn’t participate Fordow, they did however release Standoff missiles most of which missed their targets because unlike the U.S B2’s the Iranians locked onto Israeli Aircradt forcing them we are told to abandon and or release prematurely their ordinance…before turning and returning to base.

Something seems off when closely examined, these nations Trump allegedly supports have exposed themselves such they are hated and despised the World over, seen for what they truly represent, states leaderless, doing the bidding of a small group of multi nationals, bankers and billionaire elites, we even know the identity of those Billionaires and Corporates, financiers, something we didn’t know 3-5 years ago, we know and understand better their modus operandi, they have exposed themselves fully, the backlash significant, in the U.S for example the populace loathes AIPAC, they’ve been found out, throw in Charlie Kirk, the resurrection of the dancing Israelis 9/11, Israel’s overt and outsized influence in U.S politics, media etc… and truly despised they’ve become, the Zionists especially, those who are adherents to the Abramic faith of Judaism, grateful to finally be disassociated with Zionism, not conflated to be included with Zionism anymore, the lines of distinction drawn, better and more clearly understood, the sights well and truly globally turned upon and fixed now on the evils of Zionism… not Judaism… in other words the Zionists have outed themselves completely…

In Ukraine we see the hypocrisy of the E.U, U.K, NATO, the warmongers in the U.S just as with Israel in Gaza, Trump I believe knows he has a once in a lifetime opportunity to destroy finally the greatest threats to global peace finally I believe he is playing this out.

Syria an aberration, note the U.S knew nothing of that operation, being a Türkiye Erdogan and Israel project.. whilst Trump says nothing of Syrias new dictator wanting to retain links with Russia in Syria… asking they maintain their military bases including the naval base in the ancient biblical port of Tartus, together their air and Ground Forces bases… not a word against by Trump or his Whitehouse… whilst we know the U.K’s five eyes are excluded from Intelligence now ex the U.S as relates Ukraine plus how much else is being withheld now vs the share it all as it use to be pre the ban, causing the Brits and their allies in Europe and NATO to work in the dark relatively speaking…

One thing we know is that we live in a complex and violent world, a world one needs to be adroit, smart and really clever to manipulate the enemy, our enemy, the warmongers, neo cons, the elites in Europe, Israel, a small number in the U.S, will not hesitate to remove impediments their long gestated plan and agenda, Trump knows this absolutely… I believe he in so knowing… is fighting the only way he knows, that is by being seen to agree their ridiculous agendas whilst allowing each of these warmongering groups the rope needed to hang themselves… I cannot see many of the present governments in Europe, Starmers in the U.K surviving another year… Venezuela to me is a sad distraction, one that has cost innocent lives thus far, an indictment on Trump and his team… note the Soros laden team forced upon Trump, many conversely stating he, Trump is beholden Soros, whilst I believe on the face of it, that’s a fair criticism, yet cannot but help think in terms of his Masterplan to destroy the U.K, to repay them in the U.K, E.U for their interference, their manipulation of the U.S, using the U.S military as their backup for their own failures, bought about their gross economic malfeasance, theft and frauds, as their muscle… sure as shit are interesting times we live in… watch this space, the second reel is about to play out before us… just a theory posited… time will tell.

Kia Kaha (stay strong) from New Zealand

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Edward Flynn's avatar

Agree. Trump moves incrementally toward an unstated outcome. Block-headed EU countries that invest in weapons rather than the real economies will slide into recession so deep that regime changes will be driven internally.

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Peter Taylor's avatar

Correct, the reality is these warmongering sops to the monied elite have ruined their economies, recall the biggest dumpkopf of all time after mutta dumpkopf Merkel, she who fessed up to entering into a UNSC formalised International Treaty, aka The Minsk Agreement, back to Scholz the biggest dumpkopf of modern times, there he was standing beside Biden, grinning like the demented retard in that moment, he actually was, as Biden told him to his face, that he, Biden… would blow up Nordstream.

I mean seriously, they are bereft of brains, IQ’s not the highest on offer, seems that Klaus at the WEF has managed to insert as he once bragged aloud, that they have catapulted their people into every position of authority into most governments on the planet, that soon every major Western Government would have a WEF Liberal Globalist “selected” figure at their helm… well how has that worked out, I can say Adern the choice made for New Zealand was a failure of epic proportions… no different from many others around the globe, cost to ourselves being …Pharma advertising on the goggle box, going all in the following every dik tat of that particular U.S DoD, Intelligence Services, Pharma, Gates, WHO pogrom , Adern’s government hosting John Podesta just days before the Christchurch Mosque shooting, the kow towing to U.S imposed policy treating NZ as an incubator to Beta Test policy… many of which have had a deleterious impact the cause of much that has harmed the populace and the nation as a whole.

Just look at Canada, the Western European and the Baltic states together the parlous economic state, commensurate the societal deconstruct they find themselves confronting …

The wasteful spending matters not those who have benefitted the upward transfer of wealth to the elites and corporates, they care not the infrastructure breakdown, not until it slaps them in the face, then and only then will they respond… if they were smart, they ought have championed infrastructure development over war, regime change, destruction… I mean China has blazed that path, look at what it has done for them… nothing to sneeze at, nope, but these clowns in the West can’t see past the immediacy of the next windfall, such being the outcome when self flagellation upon the altar of money is where you worship, what gets you off… not for them, the returns that quantum wise, will be greater resulting building and reinvigorating infrastructure as opposed the immediacy of financial windfall/gain resulting death, injury, destruction after all multi billion grants and “gimmes” or cheap loans are not de rigour for companies building and operating in the infrastructure space, unless as noted, it’s Military Industrial, Tech… or Pharma… and therein lies the real problem… seems the U.S uses money akin toilet paper, flushing it liberally down said toilet… to bad the average Joe/Jayne citizen, their kids, loved ones… just saying

Kia Kaha (stay strong) From New Zealand

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Elwood R. Bernat's avatar

Move to the head of the class patriot.

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Roy McIntosh's avatar

Bill Blum wrote about the YANKS stirring trouble between UKRAINE and RUSSIA and that was in 2014! I kept part of the message as thought it should not be forgotten or history to be re-written!? An Italian writer also wrote on the subject---both follow! How many died between 2014 and 2021!?!?-- ----------Giulietto Chiesa, an Italian journalist since 2014 too, was talking about West intervention and the coup probably organised by the US. He also added that Ukraine is where War World Three could start (or started). Bill Blum----So why are you and others like you in mainstream media creating the same mentality that started the First World War (and the Cold War)?…….That is, demonizing Putin and Russia instead of showing the history and motivation of Western invasion and interference in Ukraine. Then ask why NATO even exists in a post Cold War world.------------------Late Bill Blum wrote a book called the ROGUE STATE. He had worked for USA government but left and became a writer etc!?!? Live and let live is what I go by and if you want to fly a flag or have one posted on social media fair enough. Should it be the UKRAINE FLAG you are signaling that you support NAZI EVIL and all sorts of corruption including sex trafficking etc!?

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The Great Santini's avatar

Good point. What were we thinking. Ukraine is in the Russian orbit. We shouldn’t be poaching. Who cares what the Ukrainians want. They don’t get a voice in any of this. They’re just Russia’s slaves.

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Charles E Robacker's avatar

John, this is the first time that I have to disagree with you. Please tell me how President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wife is supposed to afford to shop in those terribly expensive stores if we don't send more foreign aid?????

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Mona Wenger's avatar

The stores are bombed. How can one shop if the country has been destroyed by the terrible Russians. How?

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Brooks's avatar

Amazon, of course.

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Charles E Robacker's avatar

It seems that she is quite the world traveler. Shopping in Paris and London are ever the places to be seen.

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Julie's avatar

Doubt his wife is still tbere.

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John Marochi's avatar

Have you seen any camera footage from Kiev lately? There is not a hint of damage to be seen. I noticed that from day one of this "war."

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Swlion's avatar
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Of course the neocons are fully on board with this, but this won’t be well received by POTUS. https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/10/upcoming-trump-putin-meeting-hungary-pulls-rug-under/

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CB's avatar

The same POTUS who in his first term hired neocon bad-mustache John Bolton along with a bunch of neocon generals?

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Swlion's avatar

I never claimed he was perfect, far from it. But in case you hadn’t noticed, Bolton is under indictment, which would not have happened if the other candidate had won.

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CB's avatar
3dEdited

I voted for him in all three of his wins. But he's made many awful personnel choices. It now looks like Pence was working against him from day one, working with Comey to sabotage Gen. Flynn, who could have helped Trump a lot in that first term. I never trusted Pence.

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Elwood R. Bernat's avatar

Calm down John. We are already in WWIII with the hate America Leftists imbedded in every institution since the 1990’s when they captured them as they vowed to do from the thresholds of their radical universities in the 1960’s. Once they established the uniparty under the Democrat banner the plan was to make their old friends from the 1960’s, Communist China and proxy Vietnam their “bestie”, and take care of Russia later using Ukraine.

In the interim, the CCP has it’s own idea’s, the Fascist Eurasian’s have stepped up with friendame jihadists, hence the Saturday people, then the Sunday people, and let’s not forget DAVOS/WEF (circa 1971) who are all in with the EU’s 540 million “members who collude with NATO, WHO etc., etc.

So President Trump and MAGA, patriots, warts and all have quite a bit of chess to play.

So much so it would literally boggle the mind of the average normie.

I suggest a really intelligent well traveled man like yourself calm down a bit. The Trump train has been at unraveling this for decades and there is much to do, traitors are embedded throughout government and especially in the private sectors like academia, Hollywood and bureaucratic pedo’s, corporate, tech, and of course the media. All these operators mentioned by Eisenhower in his 1961 farewell speech, but because the deep State tricked Johnson into ramping up the war in Nam to perpetually shame America and it’s military while they pulled the strings, thereby using the actual military as their whipping boy. But because of the “anti war movement”no one could deny, all the radicles, useful idiot hippies, Hollywood, and many well meaning only heard,

“military industrial complex”.

Yes, they have intentionally and insidiously corrupted the military at the top, until now, but the main goal of the home grown traitors and globalist’s was to expunge by any means the first leg of the three legged stool of American governance, the Executive branch if they can not control it, by any means, including using the second leg, the Legislature and third, the Judiciary, or assassination if the coup is unsuccessful.

I understand your patriotic concern, however, just for kicks, since we have been propagandized 24/7 over 10 years by the Left’s Democrat vehicle media that “Trump” is the Ogre, “don’t trust him”, maybe have a little faith if praying’s not your thing.

The hate America cabals go back 250 years, with specific markers throughout, but it wasn’t until my massive Boomer generation came of age at university did the Leftist see the opportunity to infiltrate and capture by networks tech every institution, foreign and domestic.

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sifubernie's avatar

what a s..t show!

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Stephen Due's avatar

Remember greasy little Zelensky not wearing a suiit to the White House? Trump is under-estimating the cunning of the rat - and his backers. Trump is trying to apply the type of negotiating that works in real estate deals to situations where there are no rules, and the other side plays for keeps. Likely the only reason Trump is still alive is because he poses no threat to the continuance of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, where the big money is being made.

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John Marochi's avatar

Here we have yet another "expert."

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key cat's avatar

I wonder if Zelensky serenaded the Raytheon boys with his "special" version of "One Note Samba"?

(Maybe only a musician who is also knowledgeable about Zelensky's unique piano playing talent would get that one?)

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John Marochi's avatar

He plays piano with his junk.

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Kathleen Nathan's avatar

so what is his "unique piano playing talent:?

DO TELL......send a video of this....it should be amazing....

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Vaxless's avatar

I wonder if intelligent life on earth will ever be found ?

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AwakeNotWoke's avatar

Not in the US. Like Elon Musk said, a nation of retards. You'll find higher IQs in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Carol K's avatar

Wonder how our President will like it when Russia strikes his Mansion and vaporizes it like it will do to Wall St and many other targets in the USA?

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Mona Wenger's avatar

Loser

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John Marochi's avatar

Where do you keep your crystal ball?

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Luc Lelievre's avatar

Yes, indeed.

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CB's avatar
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For defenders of Trump on this issue--his latest position was that he didn't want to be involved anymore, but would be happy to sell the missiles to NATO. [Edit: That "latest" position was Wednesday or Thursday. Now, on Friday, he says we need to keep the missiles for ourselves. Who know about tomorrow?]

As Bob Dylan sang in the final verse of the song Highway 61 Revisited (the first verse starts with "God said to Abraham, 'kill me a son'"):

"Now the rovin’ gambler he was very bored

He was tryin’ to create a next world war

He found a promoter who nearly fell off the floor

He said I never engaged in this kind of thing before

But yes I think it can be very easily done

We’ll just put some bleachers out in the sun

And have it on Highway 61"

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Elwood R. Bernat's avatar

Ah, sure CB, you trust Bob Dylan, loved the songs but the lyrics are vague on purpose, just like President Trump. The institutions were captured three decades ago.

Now to be fair we all have been told by the America hating Leftists since the 1960’s that America sucks, as does its military, which is true if you believe in grains of salt and propaganda. Yes it was corrupted at the top by the Leftist’s. For the past ten years the Globalist Leftist and home grown traitors and doubting Thomas’s have said (propagandized) that President Trump is the Ogre, don’t trust the Ogre. Most recently he is Hitler, and 100 million who voted for him are Nazis’s, 24/7. Since then they have tried everything to kill the Commander in Chief and everything has been proven fake news.

Now be honest CB. Are you taking your TDS med’s regularly like the doctor told you to do so?

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CB's avatar

I'm so much plagued by TDS that I voted for Trump in 2016, 2020, and 2024, in part because he promised no more foolish wars. He pretty much delivered on that in his first term, despite surrounding himself with neocons and RINOs, many of them Never Trumpers. But the past nine months have been a big disappointment in terms of foreign policy--it's like we elected W Bush or McCain the Insane instead of Trump. With the Dems openly plotting civil war, perhaps our attention should be more on the home front, less on picking fights with Russia, Venezuela, and China, less on servicing Miriam and Bibi.

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Hugh Petersen's avatar

John and I (as if I count) see this the same way.

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Countrywatch's avatar

"A bad and dangerous joke". Definitely not. I believe President Trump's strategy is based on Sun Tzu, The Art of War, where deflection, deception, confusion are key elements in the fifth generation warfare that is currently being waged. Alex Krainer and Nima Alkhoshid's discussion about Trump's tactics is fascinating:

https://www.youtube.com/live/sMYFpuMOA4k

Alex Krainer: Iran, Russia & China’s Massive Military Comeback!

See also, Burning Bright's (Badlands Media) substack articles describing a "Sovereign Alliance", of Trump, Putin and Xi, whom he suggests all have a common enemy, the warmongering globalists. See for example:

https://burningbright.substack.com/p/righteous-russia-part-4

Righteous Russia - Part 4

The Death of War

Burning Bright

Mar 04, 2022

You may not agree with it, but it, in my view, it provides a far better interpretation of events through seeing Trump as a master strategist, rather than someone who pursues dumb policies.

Bluff and deception are key, and I believe the European warmongers are being led deliberately by Trump into a trap. I suspect we will go to the brink of nuclear war, but guess who the peacemaker will be, leaving the warmongers' dreams of forever war in tatters?

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