I am impressed with the American people's ability to overcome the military psychological operation that started with trump and ended with his base storming the capitol. I don't think we would have had the same result of a triumph of democracy without people like Professor Snyder illustrating what was happening to our society and what we could do. Along with Masha Gessen and Jason Stanley, we are lucky to have the remnants of effective education remind us of the power of critical thinking in a democracy. Thank you for showing us how to be free people Professor Snyder.
“As Russians must understand, these weapons can never be used without Russia being destroyed.
Of course, this would not matter to a tyrant who does not distinguish between the end of Russia and the end of his rule.”
This certainly sounds like Trump. And it has been picked up by the Republican Party. But it begs the question, who or what is behind the Republican Party? You might say, well, Trump is. But Trump is probably a lackey for other entities. Trump’s history indicates that he has connections with organized crime and various Oligarchs, both Russian and American and most likely stays in their good graces by rendering certain services to them, like, for example, money laundering. I imagine money laundering is what he and his organization are good at. He is incompetent in making his own money honestly, but he knows how to get it dishonestly.
I wonder how aware Russians are to being used by these Oligarchs? Is it similar to how aware we in the US are to being used by our Oligarchs?
I am impressed with the American people's ability to overcome the military psychological operation that started with trump and ended with his base storming the capitol. I don't think we would have had the same result of a triumph of democracy without people like Professor Snyder illustrating what was happening to our society and what we could do. Along with Masha Gessen and Jason Stanley, we are lucky to have the remnants of effective education remind us of the power of critical thinking in a democracy. Thank you for showing us how to be free people Professor Snyder.
“As Russians must understand, these weapons can never be used without Russia being destroyed.
Of course, this would not matter to a tyrant who does not distinguish between the end of Russia and the end of his rule.”
This certainly sounds like Trump. And it has been picked up by the Republican Party. But it begs the question, who or what is behind the Republican Party? You might say, well, Trump is. But Trump is probably a lackey for other entities. Trump’s history indicates that he has connections with organized crime and various Oligarchs, both Russian and American and most likely stays in their good graces by rendering certain services to them, like, for example, money laundering. I imagine money laundering is what he and his organization are good at. He is incompetent in making his own money honestly, but he knows how to get it dishonestly.
I wonder how aware Russians are to being used by these Oligarchs? Is it similar to how aware we in the US are to being used by our Oligarchs?