Because they have common goals
Putin would like:
💠Civil War in the U.S.
💠Ukraine blamed for the 2016 DNC hack.
💠U.S. to become a Russian style oligarchy.
Trump wants to BE a Russian style oligarch.
(As I write this #CivilWarSignup is trending)
Last summer Tucker Carlson said the U.S. should “rethink America’s alliances.”
And remember when Sen. Rand Paul went to Moscow?
Guiliani attended a pro-Russia conference. Last year.
thinkprogress.org/why-is-rudy-gi…
He was about to attend another when the Ukraine scandal exploded and he abruptly cancelled.
washingtonpost.com/politics/giuli…
Katie Hopkins, with Ann Coulter sitting near her, says “Putin rocks."
She praises Russia as being “untouched by the myth of multiculturalism and deranged diversity.”
rt.com/uk/429777-kati…
Remember Paul Hasson, they guy who planned to mass murder liberals?
I was struck by a phrase on page 3 of the Motion for his Pre-Trial Detention.
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For decades now, Russia has been “beckoning” to America’s far right wing, presenting Russia as the savior of white majority rule. (Timothy Snyder’s word)
People assume that the GOP kowtows to Russia because they’re compromised.
I suggest that the alliance is based on mutual beliefs.
Russia can also possess compromising material on GOP members.
But why use it on their allies?
Seems the plan all along was for the Trump-FOX-GOP to move the US away from NATO and into a closer alliance with Russia⤵️
nytimes.com/2019/01/14/us/…
When Jim Jordan, Giuliani, and other Trump Team members furiously defend Trump's call with Zelensky, they know they're also defending Russia.
And they're OK with that.
Trump's tweet suggesting Civil War if he's impeached didn't come out of the blue.
It's a tale told by a few fringe kooks, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.
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Their thinking is no surprise: The first Civil War was about white supremacy.