IMO, it's to decrease the quality of life in the nation, Russia-style. (Reply #23)

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Eyeball_Kid (5,634 posts)

23. IMO, it's to decrease the quality of life in the nation, Russia-style.

Since Trump wants to emulate dictators like Putin, he has to fashion the nation in Putin's image. Putin promotes despair in his people so that they have less motivation to push for a change in leadership. If he can repress them harshly enough, they'll just give up and let him rule- and collect billions of their tax dollars for himself and the oligarchs.

This is Trump's model. He wants to Russiafy the US. Ruining the USPS, destroying Social Security, killing the ACA-- all of it is to make the US into a version of Russia.

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32 replies	Author	Time	Post
Sr. Rep. Congressional aide: "Owning the libs and pissing off the media. That's what we believe..." [View all]	steve2470	Aug 2020	OP
The smash and grab party	The Blue Flower	Aug 2020	#1
I take major exception to claim of what the Republican Party has stood for.	olegramps	Aug 2020	#32
been that way for while and GOP/trump have been very successful in doing so to the point	beachbumbob	Aug 2020	#2
"What does it mean to be a Republican?"	Mike 03	Aug 2020	#3
Luntz just doesn't want to admit it.	C_U_L8R	Aug 2020	#14
Christ, I wanna smack that toothy mofo and call him 'Brandon' just to ...what is it? Own him?	CurtEastPoint	Aug 2020	#4
Proof that they're a political cult, not a governing party.	marmar	Aug 2020	#5
But THEY are the ones that remain bitter and unhappy.	JI7	Aug 2020	#6
This is a great article. It's by Tim Alberta, author of American Carnage	Mike 03	Aug 2020	#7
Identity hate and greed. Boiled down.	empedocles	Aug 2020	#11
You can say that again!	Wednesdays	Aug 2020	#17
Identity hate and greed. Boiled down.	empedocles	Aug 2020	#12
"Regression to the lowest common denominator on everything "	Tanuki	Aug 2020	#8
Delusional Puppets.. Putin owns you.	Cha	Aug 2020	#9
Didn't you just love being lectured by Jodey Arrington?	czarjak	Aug 2020	#10
A thin platform that does nothing for Americans	C_U_L8R	Aug 2020	#13
Reminds me of Jr High.	liberalmuse	Aug 2020	#15
The core essence of that statement is the objective of dividing our nation.	KY_EnviroGuy	Aug 2020	#16
IMO, it's to decrease the quality of life in the nation, Russia-style.	Eyeball_Kid	Aug 2020	#23
We are no longer one America and haven't been for awhile.	Lonestarblue	Aug 2020	#29
own the libs . for 30 of my waking adult life i have heard that phraze.	AllaN01Bear	Aug 2020	#18
Owning the libs is another way of saying, impoverish the population so that	Eyeball_Kid	Aug 2020	#24
Government by Trolls as our society collapses.	jalan48	Aug 2020	#19
Wonder how he's going to like	bucolic_frolic	Aug 2020	#20
More #GOPSurrender	BadGimp	Aug 2020	#21
Ha! "You Don't Own Me"	Ninga	Aug 2020	#22
This is the 2020 Republican platform.	nature-lover	Aug 2020	#25
Good, So he can state that in court while he has handcuffs on ..	yuiyoshida	Aug 2020	#26
And he shrugs his fucking shoulders about it!!!	BlancheSplanchnik	Aug 2020	#27
We can...	Snackshack	Aug 2020	#28
See this Trump thing is just the ultimate internet troll by all the Repubes.	cbdo2007	Aug 2020	#30
As long as it drives the libruls crazy	keithbvadu2	Aug 2020	#31

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