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[–] Yawweee877h444@lemmy.world 71 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

I've speculated (without direct evidence) that the Putin regime is giving trump and his team guidance on what to do.

Trump wants to be like putin in terms of power and wealth. They like the authoritarian oligarchical structure, again for power and wealth. Hegseth, musk and the rest will be part of it all. More power, wealth and unrestricted freedom to do anything they want without regulation.

Freeing Andrew tate, the nazi salutes, freeing the Jan 6ers... Tactics to give bullies power to feel free to bully. The worst of the worst. Other bullies see this and feel encouraged to do the same, and then they're protected and pardoned. Anyone against the trump cult see this, and righteously have more fear of fighting back. They want to make us like Russia.

I still hold hope in our country, but its faint. Very pessimistic and cynical. It will have to get way worse before even the maga cultists start to question what's happening.

Trump, Vance, Musk, Hegseth and the rest should be executed for treason. I want them fucking executed.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

I'm against execution as a category because we keep fucking it up at every level. Can we settle for stripped of all assets and exiled to a developing country?

[–] TonyOstrich@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Wouldn't that be unfair to the developing country?

[–] runner_g@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think the northern most point of Greenland would be a good place for him.

[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think they can handle a couple old men with no money.

[–] TonyOstrich@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

But why should they have to? They had nothing to do with it.

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