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In the 1970s, citizens of the Soviet Union scoffed at Leonid Brezhnev’s demented vanity and his insatiable need for praise. But it was nothing compared to the self-aggrandizing behavior of Donald Trump. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/12/19/world/donald-trumps-authoritarian-ambitions/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #sovietunion #authoritarianism #democracy #nikitakhrushchev #leonidbrezhnev

Daddy Trump: When democracies flatter autocrats

Trump’s second administration has vindicated the most dire warnings, targeting agencies and institutions that safeguard democracy at home and project soft power abroad.

The Japan Times

The Japan Times Jun 13, 2025

The public breakdown between Trump and Musk highlights a familiar pattern among authoritarian leaders: they elevate allies only to discard them when their loyalty falters or their influence threatens the throne. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/06/12/world/lonely-authoritarians/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #donaldtrump #elonmusk #vladimirputin #borisberezovsky #borisyeltsin #josefstalin #nikitakhrushchev #leonidbrezhnev #receptayyiperdogan

No loyalty lasts: Why authoritarians always betray their allies

The very public and acrimonious split between U.S. President Donald Trump and his once-favorite aide, Elon Musk, would be amusing if it were not so terrifying. Their puerile public feud demonstrated just how insecure — even unhinged — the world’s most powerful person and its wealthiest really are....

The Japan Times

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Tim Zee Apr 2, 2024

@September_UA
It's ironic that the Taliban would probably not even exist if it were not for the USSR's hapless invasion and war in Afghanistan.
Putin's invasion of Ukraine shows that he learned nothing about geopolitics during the Brezhnev era of stagnation.

#Afghanistan #Taliban #russia #VladimirPutin #InvasionOfUkraine #LeonidBrezhnev #USSR #ЛеонидБрежнев #ВладимирПутин #неудачи
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