More than five years ago, I wrote about the American conservatives who admire Russia dictatorship. Now they run America https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/12/false-romance-russia/603433/
Conservatives and the False Romance of Russia

American conservatives who find themselves identifying with Putin’s regime refuse to see the country for what it actually is.

The Atlantic

@anneapplebaum American public officials, who are condoning Russian dictatorship & the Kremlin's ruler Vladimir Frankenstalin Jr. are outing themselves as America's & the sovereign people's Constitution's foes, who should be barred from holding seats in any American parliament.

#RuleOfLaw #GOP #TreasonParty #Law #Justice #Freedom #Democracy #HumanRights #CivilRights #RaiseYourVoice #UnitedInDiversity #StrongerTogether #USPol #USPolitics

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I’m swiping Frankenstalin Jr. πŸ˜‚
@anneapplebaum I'm sure you've read the opinion of The Atlantic Krasnov has expressed. Some men you Just Can't Reach. He probably couldn't see fit to pay the subscription. Why would he?, He can't Read
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If Stalin was so great, why did he shoot himself in the head?
Joseph Stalin - Wikipedia

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A bullet would have been kinder. I see he suffered more due to his policies, which is good.
@anneapplebaum I was in a pizza shop today and one of the guys working there was talking about how Trump was taking America back to "What the founding fathers set out", that he would vote for Trump again, and he would be happy to have trump "be America's Putin."
@anneapplebaum tell them about gun ownership laws there

@anneapplebaum And how long ago did you write about how Israel should feel comfortable murdering Palestinian journalists?

It's aged especially well considering the last 17 months of genocide, which has featured the explicit and intentional targeting of the press and their families. Wanted war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu obviously values your perspective.

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2002/01/targeting-radio-and-tv-stations.html

Targeting radio and TV stations.

To date, most of the Israeli attacks on Palestinian Authority targets have struck me as utterly pointless. I understand their logic, as far as it goes....

Slate

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USA will become a state of the Russian Federation faster than Canada a 51st state of US.

@anneapplebaum Many thanks for this analysis. Personally, I would consider it as a warning for Europe.
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I don't think the conservatives can't, or won't, see what Russia is. They see what Russia is, and that's what they want.
The part that they haven't grasped is that if they turn the USA into Russia, they also lose all the things that were better about the USA. Sure, they'll be at the top of the heap, but it will be a much worse heap.

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Clear and present danger...