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[-] Tillyrblue@lemmy.ml 193 points 1 year ago

Gaetz said they should focus on domestic issues instead, like republicans care about domestic issues

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 75 points 1 year ago

He also said Russia should join NATO. He's a smart one!

[-] An_Ugly_Bastard@lemmy.world 33 points 1 year ago

Does he not know that NATO was created to counter the threat of the USSR?

[-] kava@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

And after the USSR collapsed, there was a real hope that we could integrate Russia into the Western system. But ultimately we could never have that because Russia is the main antagonist for Europe.

Without Russia as a threat there is very little reason for EU to bow down to American supremacy. So instead of NATO getting smaller after Russia became a shell of its former self, the alliance got bigger.

[-] Oderus@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

In 1991, Russia told NATO it wanted to join.

[-] Calimhero@lemmy.world 28 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's what their propaganda says. In fact there was never any application, or even a serious discussion about it.

[-] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

I am now picturing a drunk Boris Yeltsin saying that to Bush senior followed by "I love you man"

[-] ivanafterall@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago

I wonder if circumstances were entirely different in 1991. Probably not.

[-] TwoGems@lemmy.world 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
[-] Harpuajim@lemmy.fmhy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

Is forcing women to give birth a domestic issue?

[-] unconsciousvoidling@lemmy.one 18 points 1 year ago
[-] DM_ME_NUDES@sh.itjust.works 18 points 1 year ago

Oh and don’t forget about oppressing women. That’s a huge domestic priority for them!

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[-] Cryst@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 year ago

They're not lying. Domestic issues, as in lining their pockets. Cutting their taxes and the rich. Getting bribe money. You know. Domestic issues. How is sending money to Ukraine benefitting them? It's not. Domestic issues are more important.

[-] littlecolt@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

You know. Domestic issues like whatever the fuck "wokeism" is. Hearing the goddamn speaker of the house say "wokeism" over and over is so fucking cringe. It's all theater for the base.

[-] Cabrio@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nationalists only have domestic issues. Their xenophobia prevents them from caring to interact with anything beyond their borders except to fight it.

[-] theyresocool@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

TBF he is brain dead

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