Donald Trump’s Admiration of Putin’s Ruthless Use of Power

[Andylusion]

Donald Trump’s Admiration of Putin’s Ruthless Use of Power

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/us/politics/donald-trump-vladimir-putin.html?_r=0

By JOHN HARWOOD


SEPT. 13, 2016

............“He sees a man who, aspirationally, he would like to be like,” said Danielle Pletka, who directs foreign and defense policy studies at the conservative American Enterprise Institute. Referring to Mr. Trump, she added: “His instincts are authoritarian, and dangerous.”

Peter D. Feaver, a Duke University professor who served on the National Security Council under President George W. Bush, described Mr. Trump’s admiration as “deeply troubling.” He recently joined 49 other Republican foreign policy veterans in a public letter that condemned Mr. Trump for lacking “basic knowledge about, and belief in, the U.S. Constitution, U.S. laws and U.S. institutions.”

Mr. Trump has publicly urged Russian hackers, whom American intelligence officials believe broke into Democratic Party computers, to gain access to Hillary Clinton’s email account. He notes that he could team up with Mr. Putin, who “says great things about me,” to wipe out Islamic State terrorists.

“Putin is playing him” for his own reasons, Mr. Feaver said. Those reasons, he added, include the Russian leader’s hope that Mr. Trump will weaken NATO, reduce America’s role in global affairs, and leave Moscow a freer hand.....................

The guy is dangerous and Hitler like.

If Putin is so bad, why did Obama promise to be more flexible after 2012?

Why does anyone still remain so utterly stupid as to pay attention to what comes out of the mouths of corporate state american politicos when they know we're all being played?

Two reasons. One, politicians tend to screw up, what they say they are going to screw up. Obama said he was going to screw up the health care system, and he did.

He said he was going to screw up the economy, and he did.

So, ignoring things like what politicians say they are going to mess up, is how we get to where we are.

Second, the tin foil hat, "corporations own government" conspiracy fruit bats, are always wrong about everything. Not only are they wrong, but they point to everything they are wrong about, and claim it proves they were right.

"They never went to the moon!"
(they bring back moon rocks)
"See!?! They brought back moon rocks, and they were rocks! That proves I was right!"

Similarly, you people are exactly the same.

"The corporations own the country"

(Enron fails, bankrupts, CEOs in prison)
"See a corporation failed and they only went to prison! This proves I'm right!"

(they pass interest rate limitations on credit cards opposed by all the banks)
"See they passed all the laws they hate, and still make money! It proves I'm right!"

(they pass massive regulations on health insurance, causing insurance companies to lose money on health exchanges, and many other policies)
"See they passed regulations and the insurance companies are still making a profit! It proves I was right!"

Over and over and over, the big companies oppose things that government pushes through, and yet no matter what the outcome, some how in the twisted "corporatist America" crowd, everything still proves you right, no matter how contradictory the evidence is.

Basically, all evidence regardless of what it actually shows.... proves that corporations own the government, no matter what happens, unless all companies go bankrupt at the same time... of course by then, it would be too late to save the country.

 

[Fenton Lum]

Well perhaps part of the problem is the public itself and not the politicians. Perhaps partisanshit is exactly what allows the entire corrupt process to go unchecked. Similarly, your use of concepts like "you people" might further the very thing you decry.

 

[HenryBHough]

What's confusing our liberal element is that Mr. Trump was praising Mr. Putin's moderation in the abuse of power when contracted with Mr. Obama's.

But maybe that's because Putin is white.............

 

[Fenton Lum]

What's confusing our liberal element is that Mr. Trump was praising Mr. Putin's moderation in the abuse of power when contracted with Mr. Obama's.

But maybe that's because Putin is white.............

I'm sure that's what he meant.

 

[Andylusion]

Well perhaps part of the problem is the public itself and not the politicians. Perhaps partisanshit is exactly what allows the entire corrupt process to go unchecked. Similarly, your use of concepts like "you people" might further the very thing you decry.

No, I'll tell you exactly what allows this entire corrupt process to go unchecked. The left-wing people, the public, wants it to go unchecked.

It's not partisanship. It's flat out, you want it. You claim you don't... you say you don't... you argue you don't..... but none of that matter. All that matters, is what you do.

And what you do.... is help to continue the very thing you hate.

I'll give you a perfect example. Perfect example.
Jayson Lusk on Food, Technology, and Unnaturally Delicious | EconTalk | Library of Economics and Liberty

Jason Lusk, wrote a book Unnaturally Delicious, about technology and food. He was interviewed on Econtalk, and had a fascinating comment at the end.

He mentioned that the anti-Monsanto people, are actually the very people that make Monsanto the dominate company in agriculture.

Here's how it works. People like you, start screaming about big-mega-corps like Monsanto. You then demand action by the government. The government then starts the process of regulating.

They come up with regulations that don't harm the farming industry, but are strong enough to cost Monsanto tons of money.

Of course, if it costs Monsanto tons of money, then it will cost other companies tons of money too. Now between Monsanto with hundreds of billions, and a smaller companies with some millions.... who can afford a billion dollars of regulations?

Monsanto. The other companies go out of business. Monsanto with less competition makes tons of money.

Only two people win. The politicians that YOU voted for, to pass all these regulations on Monsanto.... and Monsanto. Everyone else loses. We lose, because we have to pay a higher price for food. Farmers lose because they have only one source for seed, other businesses lose because they can't afford the regulations and go out of business, and you lose, because now Monsanto is larger and more influential than before you demanded they be regulated.

YOU caused this. Not us. Not conservatives. You did.

The left-wing is the cause of all corruption in our system.