@MarellaRoman777@tokitaeII Why justify voting for evil by having been Dem before? Just stand by your convictions that you sanction evil, authoritarianism and plain stupidity at the head of your country. You'll have to live with it when it all comes crashing down.
Here is a recap of the Ukraine situation, for those choosing to reject propaganda and continue seeking truth:
December 1994, Ukraine agrees to give up its nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees from the US, UK, France, China and Russia.
February 2014, Russia invades and subsequently annexes Crimea, President Obama does next to nothing. War through weakness.
July 2019, Trump admin withholds $250 million in military aid to Ukraine to apply pressure to investigate alleged corruption by Hunter and Joe Biden.
February 2022, Russia invades a weakened Ukraine, world expects Zelenskyy to flee and Kyiv to fall within days. Ukrainians fight bravely for 3+ years, inflict hundreds of thousands of casualties on Russian army, weaken Putin politically.
U.S. has sent ~$70 billion in outdated military equipment to Ukraine since start of war, providing opportunity for U.S. military to modernize its weaponry. We’ve sent an additional $30+ billion in budget support, $75 billion in ancillary appropriations related to war.
~50,000 Ukrainians have died defending their homeland, protecting U.S. and Western interests in the process. Meanwhile, the U.S. President and V.P. are calling democratically-elected Zelenskyy a dictator and berating him in Oval Office in pursuit of a financial payoff.
The U.S. should be thanking Ukrainians, who have fought for our common interests with only modest financial support from a country with a ~$30 trillion GDP.
America can and will reclaim its backbone again soon, with better policy and messaging from common sense moderates.
Slava Ukraina.
@Ronxyz00 @Liz_Cheney There may not be a future from where to look back to. Action against this madness has to happen now rather than thinking this is just an unfortunate episode in history.
@ArminLaschet Schöner Artikel im Spiegel diesbezüglich. Interessant der letzte Satz: Eine Untersuchung der FU Berlin legt nahe, dass es in früheren Fällen viele Wähler gar nicht mitbekommen, wenn in ihrem Wahlkreis der direkt gewählte Abgeordnete im Laufe der Wahlperiode ausgewechselt wird.
This👇won't get coverage but Germany's leading research centre totally debunks link between the crime rate and immigrants in Germany - neither more nor less than that for German nationals
It's just that the media (there & here) & politicians focus on it👇
https://t.co/gR25RHqv1M
Trump’s approval is slipping: -3 pts (47% → 44%). Main concern? The economy—53% say the U.S. is on the wrong track. Since his return, EU stocks (+5.6%) outpaced the U.S. (+2.5%)—worst relative performance in a decade. It’s the economy, stupid (not Ukraine)!
I am beyond frustrated today, so need to just post this here for US Americans to read. The level of ignorance, arrogance, and self-interest that drives political decisions in the U.S. has repercussions far beyond its borders. The fact that millions of people continue to support
American dysfunction doesn’t come crashing down on everyone else.
The worst part? The U.S. has the power to influence global stability, and yet a disturbingly large portion of its electorate treats politics like a reality show, completely oblivious to the long-term consequences.
(🧵) ELECTION THREAD: I’ve been waiting all night to say anything substantive about what’s happened, as I felt—I still do—that I might say something I’d regret.
I hope you’ll consider following along as I try to process this with you all, and try to do it responsibly. Please RT.