....can be trusted when the leader of the U.S. is a morally bankrupt sociopathic narcissist who lies like he breathes, and is incapable of being trusted to put the interests of others (Ukraine) ahead of his own......even if he "promises" to do so? 7/
Remember, Trump generally only cares about the "appearance" of something.....he doesn't care about the actual execution/implementation. That will likely be the case here, especially if he's already won the Nobel Peace Prize: 8/ bsky.app/profile/nick...
The only thing trump only cares about is that a deal…any deal…..gets done. Similar to the 2020 election and the “Big Lie”, Trump, the Republican Congressmen, and the Right Wing Media Echo Chamber “will take of the rest”. 9/
This is because regardless of how bad of a deal it is, Trump and the MAGA media will gaslight the country to create the perception that it is a “beautiful” deal. 9/
Putin knows all of this.... Putin knows that by making a bunch of promises that he has no intention of keeping......that this puts him in a win-win situation: 10/
1. Zelensky...who knows that Putin can't be trusted...."rejects peace"....and pisses Trump off. This gives Trump cover to stop supporting a "war monger"...and gives Putin cover to keep invading (Putin: "I agreed to stop fighting/peace, but...").....which Trump/MAGA will endorse and/or justify. 11/
.....or..... 2. Trump (and maybe even Europe)....through threats of discontinuing support....."force" Zelensky (who may also face pressure from Ukrainians) to accept the terms of the agreement..... ....and then at some point in the future.... 12/
....Putin....as he did after "pausing" after invading 2014.....resumes his invasion of Ukraine.....and counts on Western nationalism ("fill in the blank/America....First") and/or apathy to not only allow him to do so.....but to also reward him for doing so......as this agreement will. 13/
I try to understand how people who are STILL angry that OTHER people wore masks, blithely accept masked, armed, unidentified agents, major limits on our freedoms, US aligning with Putin, Trump refusing reality - Russia invasion, 2020 election, economic measurements…these are more acceptable?