Neville Chamberlain has been ridiculed since 1938 for coming back to the UK and waving his peace agreement with Hitler, as if anyone has ever been able to get a trustworthy deal with a psychopathic killer.
But Chamberlain made the mistake of trusting Hitler only once. Trump has made that mistake throughout 2025.
It has been 319 days since Trump would end the Ukraine war in 24 hours. And Trump still thinks there is a deal to be made with the psychopathic killer in the Kremlin.
Trump's behaviour is bizarre, unless we accept that Putin has something on him.
@Nigel_Purchase @randahl I am willing to accept that.
Though I don't think it's the only possible explanation.
Maybe the explanation is that The Rapist is also a psychopathic killer and so feels naturally drawn to take the side of another psychopathic killer.
@Nigel_Purchase @randahl Either way, I think accusing The Rapist of appeasement is wide of the mark.
Appeasement suggests that he hopes his actions will keep Putin in check.
It seems to me far more likely that he actively wants Putin to succeed.
@statsguy @Nigel_Purchase @randahl I agree that Trump loves dictators, because he aspires to be one. In his mind, the complex geostrategic concerns behind international diplomacy - which he doesn't understand anyway! - are secondary to a worldview in which everyone is expendable other than brutal, autocratic leaders, who should all just collaborate and form a cosy club to exploit everyone else. Hence, he thinks the likes of Putin and Kim Jong Un can be his pals.
I really think he's that stupid.
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