• Jumbie@lemmy.zip
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    2 days ago

    What’re the chances that Russia is the one pushing Trump into this?

    After all, if Krasnov controls Greenland and he is under Putin’s thumb . . .

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      An alignment of multiple interests, I think.

      Russia wants to see a weaker NATO, US, and EU. Trump’s pedophile technofascist backers want Greenland as a completely unregulated, fresh space for their fascist agenda. Trump pleases all of his handlers by squeezing the EU for Greenland.

      I doubt Trump himself cares even a little bit about Greenland. The fucker just wants to loaf around playing golf while eating burgers served on golden platters by people who fawn over him.

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        On that last point, the characterization may no longer be true.

        I think he’s evolved into his ultimate evil. The fucker knows he’s old and gonna move on soon. He wants to leave as massive a historical stain as he can before he kicks the bucket.

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        I agree that it’s multiple interests aligning, but I wouldn’t discount Trump wanting it for himself as well. The man puts his name on everything, being able to add a new state as well as a massive chunk of land would be huge to a narcissist like that. I think the other sides you mentioned are playing off of that desire to convince him it is somehow justified.

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      I’m pretty sure Trump as a Putin-asset has always been tasked with dismantling NATO. He even took steps in that regard during his first term, but lacked the confidence which he has now.

      Everything he has done as ruler has been aligned with Russian interests, which incidentally and unsurprisingly also aligns with the interests of the billionaire oligarchs.

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      I just assumed this was the situation as soon as Dementia Don started talking about Greenland. I’d bet dollars to donuts he didn’t know where Greenland was before Putin put the idea into his addled little brain.

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      What’re the chances that Russia is the one pushing Trump into this?

      100%. Guaranteed.