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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPussy Riot Member Warns Trump Ignorers: “Everybody Was Joking About” Putin, Too
http://flavorwire.com/552905/pussy-riot-member-warns-trump-ignorers-everybody-was-joking-about-putin-tooSpecifically, when informed that Putin had called Trump brilliant, Alekhina had this to say:
"When Putin came to his first term or second term, nobody [in Russia] actually thought that this is serious. Everybody was joking about it. And nobody could imagine that after five, six years, we would have a war in Ukraine, annexation of Crimea, and these problems in Syria."
Alekhina also smartly suggested the media second-guess covering the minutiae of Trumps life, as it only encourages continued bad behavior and also normalizes it. Its a very short way from joke to sad reality when you have a really crazy president speaking about breaking every moral and logic norm.
These are words that Americans should heed, especially seeing as Trump has stated that he is honored to have been called brilliant by Putin, and also defends Putin against allegations that hes clamped down on critical members of the media. The election is 11 months away, so theres still time for America to come to its senses. But we were hoping thatd happen by now, more than six months into this race.
Not to mention Hitler.
PatrickforO
(14,578 posts)Just one election away from a fascist regime, and maybe a few short years from the utter ruin of this nation.
H2O Man
(73,559 posts)Thank you for this.
Politicalboi
(15,189 posts)We are both gay, he's a gay male, me a lesbian, and I told him how Putin locks up gay people and if Dump were to be elected, it could happen here. I told him I would rat him out in a second if he helped bring this shit here. Misery loves company, and others who knew he was gay and didn't tell would be in trouble also.
Wounded Bear
(58,670 posts)while I don't think Trump really gives a rat's ass about LGBTQ rights, I also don't think he cares enough to actually push back at the inevitable RW attacks on your and others' rights. Not to mention what kind of corporate, religious, RW judges would he appoint to the SC?
Not gay myself, but IMHO, "gay" rights are human rights. I'm for human rights. I feel the same about women's rights.
Trump is not as openly anti-gay as some other assholes on the Repub ticket, but I suspect he is far from pro-LGBTQ.
Mnemosyne
(21,363 posts)Matariki
(18,775 posts)And they could stop it.