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That would be a good ending by now - USA can start supporting Russia. With intelligence, with weapons.

akmarinov 2y ago
Yeah but why? To what end? Russia gets USSR back together? What does Trump get out of that? And don’t start with any of that “Trump was turned by GRU”, “they have dirt on him”, “he’s bought by Russia” He’s got a dozen billionaires on speed dial that’ll give him endless money, much more than Russia can afford. Saudis donate hundreds of billions to businesses close to him, etc - he doesn’t want or need money He’s at the top of power - both houses, presidency, supreme court all will follow whatever he says without a second thought, commander of the strongest military the world has known, richest nation in the world - there’s hardly any more power to gain. He doesn’t need to care about getting reelected, he won’t get removed from office. He’s 80 and whatever - there’s nothing to fear in his future as he’s at the end. He doesn’t care about the Republican party, so setting that up for the future doesn’t matter to him. Any dirt they bring out can just be handwaved away as AI generated and no one in his base will believe it regardless. So he can’t be a Russian asset, he’s beyond that and untouchable to the Russians. So what is it? What is he after?
- solid_fuel 2y ago
  I think this: > He’s got a dozen billionaires on speed dial that’ll give him endless money, much more than Russia can afford. Saudis donate hundreds of billions to businesses close to him, etc - he doesn’t want or need money is flawed thinking. No billionaire ever needs more money. But they all spend their time trying to make more money anyway. Think about it - these are people who have a billion dollars, but instead of starting charities and giving it away or retiring to an island, they take their money and power and use them to get more money and more power. It's greed. So I reject the idea that Donald Trump doesn't want more money.
  - akmarinov 2y ago
    But he literally has it all in all but name. He can have direct access to any of the big billionaires’ finances, DOGE is restructuring money left and right. 2.4 billion go into the SpaceX for an FAA contract, who’s to say a billion of that doesn’t go to Trump related businesses. We’ve seen it happen where foreign dignitaries stay at Trump hotels when visiting DC, etc There’s just no point in having it under Trump’s name, but if he wishes - he could be the first trillionaire
    - solid_fuel 2y ago
      Yeah he does literally have it all, but it's not enough. It's never enough. These billionaires, they're sick. Literally mentally unwell. They're addicted to the feeling of getting more. The greed is like a disease, it's like a drug. It's addictive and corrupting. It's not enough to be wealthy, when there's more money to be had. It's not enough to be president when there's a chance to be a King. If he has a chance to make himself a trillionaire, he will take it. And he won't care what it costs us.
- padjo 2y ago
  He likes Russian representatives. They speak his language and have a similar outlook. Allying with them will personally enrich him and his family. That’s about it really, which is kinda pathetic with how small it is.
- jaco6 2y ago
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Yeah but why? To what end? Russia gets USSR back together? What does Trump get out of that? And don’t start with any of that “Trump was turned by GRU”, “they have dirt on him”, “he’s bought by Russia” He’s got a dozen billionaires on speed dial that’ll give him endless money, much more than Russia can afford. Saudis donate hundreds of billions to businesses close to him, etc - he doesn’t want or need money He’s at the top of power - both houses, presidency, supreme court all will follow whatever he says without a second thought, commander of the strongest military the world has known, richest nation in the world - there’s hardly any more power to gain. He doesn’t need to care about getting reelected, he won’t get removed from office. He’s 80 and whatever - there’s nothing to fear in his future as he’s at the end. He doesn’t care about the Republican party, so setting that up for the future doesn’t matter to him. Any dirt they bring out can just be handwaved away as AI generated and no one in his base will believe it regardless. So he can’t be a Russian asset, he’s beyond that and untouchable to the Russians. So what is it? What is he after?

solid_fuel 2y ago
I think this: > He’s got a dozen billionaires on speed dial that’ll give him endless money, much more than Russia can afford. Saudis donate hundreds of billions to businesses close to him, etc - he doesn’t want or need money is flawed thinking. No billionaire ever needs more money. But they all spend their time trying to make more money anyway. Think about it - these are people who have a billion dollars, but instead of starting charities and giving it away or retiring to an island, they take their money and power and use them to get more money and more power. It's greed. So I reject the idea that Donald Trump doesn't want more money.
- akmarinov 2y ago
  But he literally has it all in all but name. He can have direct access to any of the big billionaires’ finances, DOGE is restructuring money left and right. 2.4 billion go into the SpaceX for an FAA contract, who’s to say a billion of that doesn’t go to Trump related businesses. We’ve seen it happen where foreign dignitaries stay at Trump hotels when visiting DC, etc There’s just no point in having it under Trump’s name, but if he wishes - he could be the first trillionaire
  - solid_fuel 2y ago
    Yeah he does literally have it all, but it's not enough. It's never enough. These billionaires, they're sick. Literally mentally unwell. They're addicted to the feeling of getting more. The greed is like a disease, it's like a drug. It's addictive and corrupting. It's not enough to be wealthy, when there's more money to be had. It's not enough to be president when there's a chance to be a King. If he has a chance to make himself a trillionaire, he will take it. And he won't care what it costs us.
padjo 2y ago
He likes Russian representatives. They speak his language and have a similar outlook. Allying with them will personally enrich him and his family. That’s about it really, which is kinda pathetic with how small it is.
jaco6 2y ago
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