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It occurs to me that US citizens have a rather twisted understanding of the "left". One assumes you do understand that human rights, social services for the less well off and so on, at least from a European POV were legislated by the "left". Is this not the case in the US?. At this particular point in time the current US Administration is disliked by a number of democratic countries due to it's drift to authoritarianism and political bullying, one could say "cruelty". I believe it's fair to say the USA was once considered a great country to be admired i.e. in the era of the Marshall Plan and JFK - for the moment, no longer.

Got that wrong! The villa stuff has already proven to be disinformation nor have there been a million Ukrainian combat deaths. What sources are you using?

You are saying US should have sent "boots on the ground" to stop the Russian invasion? Most of the material support sent by the US would have been sent within the US economy.

No, Deflection and Off Topic

WW11 has been over for nearly 80 years. Yes some joined the Germans due to the Soviet slaughter of millions of Ukrainians.

There was one battalion who were identified as neo Nazis and changed colours after the invasion. The Ukraine government and people in general were not neo Nazis. Ukraine suffered enormously under the Nazis. Russia has neo Nazi elements what has Putin done about them? https://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/articles/2022/opinion/russias-long-history-of-neo-nazis

Apologies for my mistake. IMO Ukraine had no option but to resist the Russian invasion otherwise Russia would have occupied Kyiv and forced the surrender of Ukraine. Suggest it better to condemn Putin for all the cruelty, death and destruction. On the other side of the coin to condemn trump for his greed and attempted extortion - vile man that he is!

Off topic, but deserving clarification: You're misinterpreting. What the other poster said was USA joined in with Russia to defeat the Nazis in WW11 which is not correct. US only declared war on Germany after Hitler had declared war on the US. Thankfully the Russians, with US material help, did the most of the hard fighting in Europe to defeat the Nazis.

I suggest no=one on this forum knows if Putin is winning / losing the war in Ukraine. However it is indicative of what's going on when Putin agrees to peace talks as his initial objective was to take over all Ukraine / or get to surrender with the fall of Kyiv.

Suggest you review your comprehension of US deciding to join in WW11. Who's suggesting they wish for the Ukraine war to extend for another four years?

It's government that authorises warfare, not Defence Departments. So far as I know appeasement has never stopped future war/s. However to me trump's attempt walk back the previous Administration's support and retrospectively overcharge Ukraine 100s of billion of dollars is a crime of extortion. Thankfully it appears Zelensky has done an outstanding job in negotiations with trump Administration. Why trump is not being impeached again just shows the grovelling servility of the Republican party. As has been previously said by man,y trump is unfit to represent the Office of the USA Presidency.

Were you not a nurse not in a combat role? If you believe appeasement is going to stop armed aggression, history proves you wrong

How is US voting alongside Russia and North Korea "good diplomacy". Many call it our as appeasement with no guarantees Russia will cease military engagement against Ukraine, nor withdrawal from Ukrainian territory. The vote assuredly does not MAGA, quite the opposite.

Concerning your first question you may like to ask trump why he keeps on selling stuff and why he didn't pay for his own costs (as promised) during the lection cycles. It's already been fact checked by credible organisations , US has not funded $300 billion+ in aid for Ukraine, plus in fact European countries have jointly contributed more than the US. What is extraordinary an incoming President changing terms for aid after supply; leaves US aid with no creditability. Additionally alleging Ukraine started the current conflict. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/donald-trumps-claims-about-ukraine-fact-checked/d1ufthp99 https://fullfact.org/news/us-assistance-ukraine/

BS for MAGA supporters

Not a hater, that's MAGA world, anyone who disagrees must hate them i.e. lack of reasoning depth However, deeply concerned about the direction the current US Administration is taking with impact on Western societies. If your posts actually reflect your persona sounds rather psychotic

I'm an anon poster on a small forum in Thailand; doesn't matter what people think of me. In the real world of politics trump will lose creditability by appointing Yes Men / Sycophants - there will be significant blowback as MAGA promises fall flat on their face.

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here comes full blown reactionary right of centre politics.- maybe one day Republicans will have sufficient self worth to stop the oppression

Only according to MAGA world

Dan Bongino is another MAGA supporter heavily involved with supporting and spreading conspiracy theories as well as supporting trump claims of a stolen election and so on. What a disgrace he has been appointed deputy head of FBI along with Kash Patel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dan_Bongino

What immediately comes to mind is manipulation of data for propaganda purposes and breach of privacy / security protocols. How many of the Musk staff have relevant security clearance? trump is now saying Musk doesn't have decision making authority so who is making the decisions Musk is just an adviser with no power to make decisions, White House claims https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/18/turmp-elon-musk-doge

So you are claiming Congressional Research Service and the Kiel Institute (one of top think tanks in the world) are misinformation organisations without any proof whatsoever, plus the usual MAGA deflection stuff. Really good idea to back up your claims with facts otherwise just the usual MAGA drivel.

<snipped for brevity. Hamas will make such boasts for propaganda purposes, but with no ability to achieve. Whereas Israel can deliver on Netanyahu's commitment to mainly wipe out Hamas, but at what cost to the civilian population and relations with the other regional powers. No mention of Islamic Jihad who are even more extreme Islamists than Hamas

Exactly what Netanyahu is also saying after the return of all hostages;. no wonder there is very little progress. War may even recommence rather than committing to Phase 2 of the negotiations or will Netanyahu carry on to try and stay in power? Lots of Israelis very unhappy with Netanyahu.