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This New York Post article claims that he "championed left-wing causes", but does not provide any evidence for that. However, it does reveal him to be a Neocon warmonger. Snip:

Routh is also a staunch supporter of Ukraine and Taiwan in their respective conflicts against Russia and China. He claims on X that he tried to “sell” the idea of having former Afghanistan troopers fight for Ukraine in Russia, but was denied multiple times before giving up after six months.

He also visited Kyiv and claimed that he would be willing to fight on the front lines, if he were permitted to.

He was also a supporter of nuclear warmonger Nikki Haley's presidential campaign.

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[–] HarrietTubman@hexbear.net 90 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Trump talks about ending the war in Ukraine, and a week later this happens.

The fact that he's turned into the harm reduction candidate because the opposition makes him look like a dove was already stupid, but now they're trying to off him because he's not evil enough is unhinged. How does this timeline keep getting more and more cursed?

[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 48 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Love to flank fascists from the right. That always works!

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 23 points 2 months ago

"If we make Hitler the chancellor his supporters will calm down."

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 62 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

He has the views of a standard neocon, what so hard for libs to get? also what a fucking loser, couldnt even aim his shots well

has a pic with blue hair dye

cant wait for chuds to never shut about the 2nd shooter having blue hair and pronouns

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He has the views of a standard neocon,

neocons want dinner with Kim and to house homeless Hawai'ians?

[–] thelastaxolotl@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The 2nd shooter wanted that? Because this article doesnt mention that

[–] robot_dog_with_gun@hexbear.net 8 points 2 months ago

his twitter was wild and i can't be arsed to dig through it again

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 61 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

He made one post about Bernie in 2020 and then like 50 in a few days about desperately wanting Zelensky to shoot him a DM saying he'd be honored to fly him out to be cannon fodder on the front lines.

Get out the popcorn and look at this shit before it gets nuked. Did a word count for Ukraine, 148 results.

Got nuked, here's the archive https://archive.ph/Ttjem

Good find, thanks for sharing that!

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 21 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Holy shit lol

2020:

Candidate Question: Promoting peace and providing hope and prosperity for kids all around the globe should be Americas goal; how can you negotiate a resolution to conflicts and end all sanctions around the globe from Iran, Syria, Ukraine, North Korea, Afghanistan#DemDebate

2022:

I AM WILLING TO FLY TO KRAKOW AND GO TO THE BORDER OF UKRAINE TO VOLUNTEER AND FIGHT AND DIE

We must get every civilian in the world to come and join the fight; I will be the example. Attack moscow now

[–] Robert_Kennedy_Jr@hexbear.net 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Yeah the whole posting history is a real ride.

[–] Zuzak@hexbear.net 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I thought about making a political compass meme with a different tweet in each corner but then I remembered that the political compass is shit.

[–] quarrk@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

The political cum piss is actually shit

[–] goose@hexbear.net 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)

He "championed left-wing causes" like uhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Nikki Haley

[–] FungiDebord@hexbear.net 38 points 2 months ago

Least schizophrenic, most coherent "independent" voter.

[–] GVAGUY3@hexbear.net 53 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Genuinely wish the Secret Service wouldn't kill these people so they can tell the world their story

[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 55 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] CliffordBigRedDog@hexbear.net 53 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Frank@hexbear.net 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

@UlyssesT@hexbear.net We're so getting prestige TV slop about this guy in a year or two.

[–] Wertheimer@hexbear.net 35 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] GeorgeZBush@hexbear.net 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Lmao yeah I saw that the Post immediately jumped on "left-wing causes". I guess to the right supporting Ukraine is a leftist cause (though the Post had a Ukraine flag on their front page for over a year after the invasion?)

LOL, yep. The 'Post is a right-wing paper, so I suppose they just "obligatorily" had to toss that in.

[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

First a groypertypething and now a neocon lmao, waiting for the next assassin to be someone who’s just really mad Donnie’s not voting against legalizing weed in florida

[–] Coca_Cola_but_Commie@hexbear.net 32 points 2 months ago

The alternate world where this guy livestreamed the assassination of Donald John Trump and the subsequent battle to the death he would have had with secret service is fun to think about.

[–] Frank@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago

He claims on X that he tried to “sell” the idea of having former Afghanistan troopers fight for Ukraine in Russia, but was denied multiple times before giving up after six months.

Chuds admit to federal felonies on Twitter as part of their life cycle.

[–] Vernon_Tennessee@hexbear.net 31 points 2 months ago

The most sane Haley supporter out there

[–] coolusername@lemmy.ml 31 points 2 months ago

he was a recruiter for a ukranian regiment that was comprised of foreigners

[–] AssortedBiscuits@hexbear.net 27 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Imagine if we find out he's a L*dditor with an account on lemmy.world.

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 15 points 2 months ago

they arent that cool

[–] PoY@lemmygrad.ml 12 points 2 months ago

wouldn't shock me one bit

[–] LaughingLion@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago

serious question when does the armed society become polite

[–] SkingradGuard@hexbear.net 12 points 2 months ago
[–] DragonBallZinn@hexbear.net 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I’m guessing the motive was that he wanted Trump out of the picture because he wanted to force something like JD Vance or Haley.

But of course the dems are getting blamed and you can see Elon scrambling to try to sic someone on Kamala Harris. Sure, I despise the dems but I suppose this is them doing their job, making sure the “left” always is left holding the bag for all the wrongdoings of reactionaries.

[–] merthyr1831@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago

""left wing"" because he supports Ukraine