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Donald Trump continues to suck up to the Russian president.

If Ukraine were to suddenly surrender to Russia, everything would be “much better,” at least according to Donald Trump.

During an afternoon press conference Wednesday, the Republican presidential nominee urged the Eastern European nation to submit to the foreign power, claiming that any deal, no matter how dismal for Ukraine’s freedom, would have been better than the current state of affairs.

“Ukraine is gone. It’s not Ukraine anymore. You can never replace those cities and towns, and you can never replace the dead people, so many dead people,” Trump said. “Any deal, even the worst deal, would have been better than what we have right now.


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[–] breadsmasher 232 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Trumps plan to “solve russias war against ukraine” is to “give up”.

Is this the man you want leading your country?

Imagine FDR “solving ww2” by surrendering to japan and the nazis

[–] [email protected] 70 points 2 months ago (3 children)

"Don't worry, men—I have a plan."
...
"TAKE WHATEVER YOU WANT!"

[–] IchNichtenLichten 51 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] homesweethomeMrL 16 points 2 months ago
[–] ThePantser 35 points 2 months ago

That's not even a "concept of a plan"

[–] Kcap 11 points 2 months ago

Well, concepts of a plan

[–] BrianTheeBiscuiteer 67 points 2 months ago (25 children)

This was his strategy in Afghanistan too!

Arguably that was always going to end with a Taliban takeover, but we could've done that without giving them a leg up.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)
[–] cynar 40 points 2 months ago (2 children)

To his credit, Chamberlain wasn't as bad as he's made out. When he implemented his policy of appeasement, Britain was not actually capable of meaningfully resisting nazi Germany. He basically brought time to bring Britain back to a war footing. When it became obvious to the public that war was coming, he fell on his sword. This cleared the way for Churchill to take charge, without significant infighting. He also inherited Britain on a far better war footing, and even then it was a close thing.

Basically, Chamberlain knew his plan wouldn't work long term. He took one "for king and country", likely knowing how it would be perceived. I can at least respect him for that.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (4 children)

I'm not arguing it was or wasn't right for Britain position at the time. Just making the point we know, from direct history, a policy of appeasement does nothing to stop further advancement.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

"how do you remove your hand from a lion's mouth?"

"very carefully."

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[–] lostinasea 101 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (5 children)

Appeasement doesn't work. Appeasement never works. It didn't work with Hitler and it won't work with Put-ler. This piece of shit is a useful idiot and I'm saddened that quite a few people today lap this shit up and see this as the best path forward. Ukraine may be scarred now but they can and will rebuild when they win this war. Slava Ukraini

[–] cynar 28 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Appeasement can work, just not in the obvious way. It's like throwing steaks at a pack of hungry wolves. It won't slow them for long, but it might give you enough time to find the shells, and load the shotgun.

What Trump is doing doesn't even rise to the level of appeasement. He's just begging like a whipped dog to his master.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (4 children)

To be clear, even if it was appeasement, it still would accomplish nothing since the US does not need to buy time to build up their military.

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[–] krashmo 81 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I know a Ukrainan born US citizen with a significant amount of family still living in Ukraine who is also a Trump supporter. He hates Russia and wants Ukraine to maintain independence. I asked him a couple of weeks ago what he thought would happen to Ukraine if Trump was reelected and he said Ukraine would probably be left to fend for themselves. This statement did not come with remorse or condemnation, it was delivered in the same way you would describe the winner of a sporting event. A simple statement of fact.

I don't know how to respond to that kind of thinking. If the understanding that your vote might lead to the death of your family members doesn't break through the political polarization in this country and make you reconsider then I don't think anything will.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm trans, and I'm not the only one in my family.

My Dad claims he votes Republican for tax purposes.

[–] ZILtoid1991 57 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Tell him that he won't be the one getting the tax cuts.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

So to him the potential to possibly pay less taxes is more important than his own child's safety and right to exist.

And that's not even mentioning that there is like a 99.98% chance that nothing Trump does with respect to taxes will ever affect him (positively) in any way.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 2 months ago

Your dad is a cheap asshole who is making your country worse by doing so. Please let him know

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[–] just_another_person 46 points 2 months ago

OF COURSE HE DOES

[–] ZILtoid1991 45 points 2 months ago (6 children)

Remember, that Putin has ambitions way beyond Ukraine. He will likely want the EU and NATO to pull out from CEE at minimum, if not those countries to join his empire in some way or another.

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[–] [email protected] 44 points 2 months ago

Fuck that, but also notice "Ukraine is not Ukraine anymore". This is a dangerous part of propaganda.

People will rage against the headline and who knows if he will eventually back track on that, but he already sold the underlying message without any serious risk of backlash.

[–] Sterile_Technique 41 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Crazy that these reporters can understand what Trump is trying to articulate around that mouthful of Putin's dick.

[–] mechoman444 18 points 2 months ago (2 children)

To be fair it is a rather small dick.

[–] EisFrei 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)
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[–] partial_accumen 39 points 2 months ago (2 children)

“Any deal, even the worst deal, would have been better than what we have right now.

And this just shows how uninformed Trump is.

  • Russia invaded Ukraine in 2014 and took Crimea! Ukraine did not attack.
  • Russia then invade in Luhansk and Donbas and illegally annex both regions in 2022

So what deal is Trump talking about that would have left Ukraine alone? 2014? Nope. 2022? Nope.

The only deal Putin is willing to accept is total control over the sovereign nation of Ukraine.

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[–] jj4211 32 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Well, he might be on to something.

I'm studying world history for the first time and I've so far gotten to 1938 and while I know absolutely nothing that happened after that, so far it looks like this suggestion has worked with this Hitler fellow.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago (3 children)

The person Europe appeased eventually went on to go and shoot Hitler, afterall.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago (2 children)

trump embodies pretty much every single negative adjective you can possibly apply to a human being

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[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife 25 points 2 months ago

The Art of the Squeal

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Who really believes Russia will stop at their current claims? Once they achieve their current goals, they'll attack for more, and more, and more. The killing doesn't stop.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 months ago

"Launch codes, ownership of the United States, the souls of America's first born. Ya know, just being reasonable here..." - Donny Turnip

[–] [email protected] 20 points 2 months ago

Of course the perennial misbehaver thinks that misbehavior should be rewarded.

[–] hperrin 19 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It makes sense that Trump wants to surrender. He’s a pussy.

[–] pivot_root 10 points 2 months ago

He lacks the warmth and depth to be one.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Donald, you bitch, you are the biggest coward. Go off yourself for humanity's sake

[–] carl_dungeon 16 points 2 months ago

I mean, he’s already given him countless blowjobs, so yeah.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It didn't need to happen. It's your fault. Your skirt was a finger too short, Ukraine.

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[–] SirMaple__ 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'll take things that will never happen for $200, Alex!

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[–] Sam_Bass 14 points 2 months ago

sure give to him one piece of lead at a time. high speed

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Ah, the negotiator /s

[–] kescusay 13 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Alternate headline: ~~Trump~~ Neville Chamberlain suggests giving ~~Vladimir Putin~~ Adolf Hitler whatever he wants

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Why don't we just give up, Pardner?

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[–] SendMePhotos 11 points 2 months ago

"you can never replace the dead people, so many dead people"

Jfc this guy somehow made it? How about, "we can never replace the countless lives lost in this war, or repair the families that have been broken"

Idk. Is it great? Nah, but I can type a thing in like 20 seconds and this orange potato just fuckin speaks like a middle school student. How the fuck

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