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The Great Uniter.
United Canadians. United Mexicans. Now Ukrainians.
Who's next?
It won't be States, that's for sure.
He wants to run the US like Putin so bad, maybe fringe states will break away there too
He's got Quebecois singing the national anthem in English, now he's got Zelenskyy's critic rally around him. He truly is uniting the world lol
Yeah I was going to say, "sounds familiar".
He's got Quebecois singing the national anthem in English
Wdym? I'm ootl (and my google-fu is apparently shit)
My brother told me about it a few days ago during a hockey game in Montreal. I looked for clips and turns out it was bilingual, which is a little less exciting.
The anthem itself is bilingual. Singing it in French is every bit as appropriate as singing it in English.
Donnie really thinks that people look at him in awe and wonder.
Well, I certainly do look at him in wonder.
I am in awe of his stupidity and that he was even allowed to run in the last election
Also awe as in he's awful.
Fun fact, "awful" comes from "awe-ful", that is, something that fills you with awe. Not necessarily something good or bad, just really big. In older books you see it used in that sense, referring to something like a loud noise, explosion, or a religious experience like the appearance of an angel.
Yup! Similar thing as with "awful / awesome" happened with "terrible / terrific".
Horrible / horrific is still both bad though.
Other world leaders should really start to ignore the guy and respond to his blabbering with "if I wanted your opinion, I'd ask Putin."
People do. Here's a comment from someone in a discord I am in, we've been arguing about the nazi salutes and donny calling himself king. I brought up the 3rd term stuff that donny has been saying and this is what my "friend" said verbatim : "As much as I'd be down for a 3rd term considering all the garbage thrown at him his first term, I don't see it as realistic. VP? Have at it. But 3rd term as King, not so much. Tho as far as I'm aware, he's not said anything about it, just others in the party"
It's a nice thing, the volunteer outreach you're doing to try and help the mentally disabled.
I'm not even trying to like win an argument here I just think saying "wow that's crazy and he shouldn't be calling himself a king" is too much to ask from some people.
I mean I do not understand it but there are a lot of people that absolutely do. A shockingly high number.
I'm in Texas (Dallas) and i don't really see those people. Most of the Republicans i know love George Bush but when you mention Greg Abbott or Trump they just shake their heads. It's the rural areas.
It is the rural areas.
I’m in rural TN, and the Trump cult is embedded deep here.
I get to look out my bedroom window and see Trump flags every morning.
I'm in Massachusetts and can report much the same here. Outside the cities, there's plenty of MAGA maniacs. You could see "Trump 2020" flags still up all throughout Biden's term in spots.
And these people consistently vote.
That's the thing that people on the Left need to understand.
Voting matters.
The MAGoos vote in every election.
Until the Left makes voting a priority the MAGoos will always have the advantage.
Yeah, but that might be because Trump panders to the ideologically radical part of their base and promises a vision of the US that is different than how it looks like. I sincerely think he represents hope for change to those people, however fucked up that is.
You guys need a leftist Trump, not the mentally disabled part, but the "actually fights for an ideology and vision" part. Like pack the courts, make Republicans fight in the courts to strike down unconstitutional orders for socialized healthcare, appoint an AG that puts people like Trump in prison, or just well... do something.
I mean we do, but like one would look at a particularly bloated and grotesque tumour. 🤷♂️
Zelenskyy is one of the greatest nation leaders I have witnessed in my lifetime.
GLORY TO UKRAINE!!!
With love,
some Lakota dude from Washington State USA
The one thing I hope I can look forward to in the future is Ukraine winning and reading a news report about Zelenskyy retiring and just enjoying life post-war
Zelensky isn't the best fit, and his opponents in Russia call him a clown, yet this clown used and uses his media knowledge to, as a first face of the nation, keep this conflict feautured in world news, frequent frontlines, give a lot of direct adresses to his own people in this struggle, ask for supplies and support from other nations. I believe, he puts 125% effort into this and is likely shortening his own life by a constant overwork and stress. He and his people aren't the best, and their country is plagued with post-ussr-style corruption, indeed, yet they do what they think is right in this turbulent situation.
I'd indulge in whataboutism and ask, who we are to compare with the dude. Putin, Trump or Orban? What's the baseline that'd put him to shame?
Zelensky may not be the best, but I have zero doubts regarding him trying his best and his continued resolve to try and do whatever is best for his people.
One of the very few people in political office these days who deserve the title of "leader". An admirable man indeed.
I think he's going to go down in history as one of the most successful civilian wartime leaders, ever. I truly cannot even begin to imagine how much he has had to learn on the job, and it has certainly taken years off his lifespan. Pictures of him now vs pictures of him pre-war could almost be a father and his son. But his sheer effectiveness at rallying his people and the world has been nothing short of legendary.
"I need ammo, not a ride" is fully equivalent to "We will fight on the beaches". So far I consider him in that same tier as the titans of history. This, I think, is what historical figures look like when you're living alongside them, certainly mired in propaganda and debate, but with a certain shine that is hard to deny.
Since foreign interests wield all the power in Washington anyway, can we get Zelenskyy as president?
He’s a little bit busy at the moment.
I bet he'd quickly become less busy if he was the supreme commander of the US armed forces
Eh, could be worth a shot!
Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇦
The rest of the world doesn't live in the American misinformation bubble....
*European Unity
Good. That's how stupidity should be responded to.