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by masklinn 482 days ago
> It worries me that no-one in the Republican Party looks at it and says: Russia is our enemy right, why are we doing exactly what they want and benefits them?

Why would they? GOP senators literally spent independence day in russia a few years back. Multiple GOP congressmembers voted against various resolutions to support the people of ukraine[0], condemn russia for its kidnapping of ukrainian children[1], or direct the administration to collect evidence of russian war crimes[2].

The GOP has had a strongly pro-putin wing for a decade, and Trump has been in russia's pocket for longer than that: ignoring claims that he's a hard KGB asset, the trump family has been reliant on russian money (investments and loans) for at least two decades. With trump being the uncontested leader of the GOP, the party is very much pro russia.

[0]: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202251?Page=3

[1]: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/202488

[2]: https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2022121
2 comments
n4r9 482 days ago
I believe this is exactly what sebazzz finds worrying. Combined with the fact that:

* Russia will betray the GOP in an instant if it serves their geopolitical goals

* Russia is increasingly allying with Iran, North Korea and probably China

* Russia doing well out of the Ukraine invasion will embolden China to move in on Taiwan and potentially other Pacific territories

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masklinn 482 days ago
> I believe this is exactly what sebazzz finds worrying.

But none of these are anything new. This is all years old stuff. It does not make sense that it "worries", either you've never cared before and things have not changed, or you should be several steps beyond "worry".

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n4r9 482 days ago
It's fair to be more worried than usual in light of recent geopolitical developments.
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lyu07282 482 days ago
But the votes you cited have 3, 9 and 7 republicans? How do you arrive at "the party is very much pro russia" if for all this time republicans have always voted for Ukraine military aid? What about the other almost 200 people? The pro-Putin freakshow has the White House sure, but can he really turn the entire republican party to side with our enemy? Against all the interests of the military industrial complex that pays for all their campaigns no less.
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disgruntledphd2 481 days ago
It looks like he can, to be honest. It's pretty sad.
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