Trump, Vance Clash With Zelensky During White House Meeting : worldnews

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I have even more admiration for Zelenskyy after that. He kept his cool through their childish bullying, while respectfully maintaining his stance. His commitment to his people over his own ego made him the only adult in the Oval Office today.

This was humiliating for Americans. I would’ve been less embarrassed had JD started fucking the Oval Office furniture. Every member of Congress that stands behind this is complicit.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 26 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You shouldn't treat politics as parasocial celebrity drama

[–] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago

You mean when Trump said it “would make great television?”

[+] bobr@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org -45 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (6 children)

His commitment to his people

Commitment to.. Continuing treating country as a prison and people as slaves who can be kidnapped off the streets and then be dent to death as a cannon fodder? I hope you will one day have a dictator with similar commitment to you.

[–] Pherenike@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

I have less respect than ever for anyone in that room.

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I keep seeing this complete lie of "kidnapping people" on Xitter et al. They are arresting draft doders just like the US did during their war on Vietnam. It's not like they are putting people in black vans to Guantanamo.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They are arresting draft doders just like the US did during their war on Vietnam.

and it was so unpopular for americans that it led to the end of the war rather than subject their population to this stort of treatment; a lot like ukrainians right now

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The point is that it's not "kidnapping".

[–] Chulk@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago

Whatever helps you sleep at night I guess.

Taking someone against their will and putting them in a cell that they can't escape sure seems to fit the definition to me!

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was kidnapping then and it's kidnapping now.

Do you support the Vietnam draft and oppose the protests against it or something?

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 week ago

It's not kidnapping, it's law, like it or not. But if you have a felon President, I guess law doesn't matter that much.

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

whether or not you recognize authority committing the forced displacement of a human being against their will determines whether or not it is a kidnapping.

if we we're to end up with east-ukraine and west-ukraine as countries, the east ukrainians would probably classify them as abductions by west ukrainian forces.

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I would love to discuss alternative realities, but I'm talking about the real world, where there's a draft, with consequences for dodging it. So, no. By definition it's not "kidnapping".

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

it's a reality, in all but name, and it's also a reality that this war no longer has a point without trump, forcing someone else to go die for it is beyond pointless or evil; it's worse than kidnapping.

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml -2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

it’s a reality, in all but name

(confusion)

this war no longer has a point without trump

I agree this war has no point. Russia tried to invade Ukraine and couldn't. Their "liberate Kyyv in one week" goal is like, 3 years behind schedule? And just got some life-saving oxygen due to Trump. Trump is immaterial. In case you don't follow international politics, no one is seriously counting on him for any war scenario.

it’s worse than kidnapping.

It could be worse than "kidnapping", but it's still not "kidnapping".

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

it's a reality, in all but name means that people are already being taken against their will (ie kidnapping); but it's not being called kidnapping because the west ukranians are in control (for now).

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml -1 points 1 week ago

Glad we agree it's not kidnapping then.

[–] 4am@lemm.ee -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You’re right, he should just give everything to the Russian oligarchy, right?

Just so you know, no one believes you. You’re only fooling yourself.

[–] bobr@lemmy.libertarianfellowship.org 0 points 1 week ago

he should just give everything to the Russian oligarchy, right?

He should not confine, terrorize and kidnap innocent people.

no one believes you

But I didn't say anything that needs believing, all of that are extremely well documented facts.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz -1 points 1 week ago

I am opposed to drafting just as much as any other but considering the country is under a war to essentially keep existing, there should not be any reason for those elegible to fight to run.

What is the option against an enemy that does not see this people as such, is known for butchering people in taken areas and that has made clear nothing besides total capitulation will suffice? Hope they will get bored and go away?

[–] Yeldarb12@toast.ooo 25 points 1 week ago (2 children)

So when trump says Ukraine has to make concessions to achieve peace... The first thing that comes to mind is that the allies did the same thing when the Nazis started invading their neighbors in the 1930s. Peace at any cost. It showed that all they had to do was threaten war to get what they wanted. In the end, the cost to stop them was WW2.

My point is that the aggressor must pay a steep cost and still not get what they want.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I am once again begging liberals to learn any history other than WW2

[–] Edie@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 week ago

I once again beg libs to actually learn about ww2.

[–] OhVenus_Baby@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It was like a scripted show for everyone except Zelensky. Zelensky was railroaded and talked over. Belittled. This was an embarrassment for the US and humanity as a whole. It shouldnt have been televised. What a sad shit show.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago

What a weird moment of pure media spectacle by two TV-actor-cum-presidents.

[–] JigglySackles@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I hate being american right now

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 week ago

You must not been paying attention your whole life then

[+] tazzy@lemm.ee 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

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[–] Blaiz0r@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

What do you think life will be like for the rest of the world if USA, China and maybe Russia are all allies?

[–] kreynen@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 1 week ago

@tazzy@lemm.ee

@NightOwl@lemmy.ca the "majority" actually voted for someone else or chose not to vote. Only ~30% support this circus.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voter_turnout_in_United_States_presidential_elections

[–] ntchdr@feddit.nu -2 points 1 week ago

Dementia Trump seem to think he is still in the apprentice, you don't get to fire other sovereign nations presidents though.

[+] nul9o9@lemmy.world -7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Time to end the war 1!!1!"

Said by brain dead comments that don't inlcude what that means.

[–] davel@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I know what continuing the war means: more Ukrainian casualties and more Ukrainian territory lost.

[–] AxiomShell@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

Trump surrendered to Russia on Ukraine's behalf, that's not the same as "ending the war".

[–] nul9o9@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Exactly. I see i was downvoted, but my intent was that stopping the war now means stopping the war on Russias terms, which is not right.

[–] IttihadChe@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

You're right. Ukraine will take Moscow any day now and then they can force Russia to surrender on their terms. They definitely won't just lose more ukrainian lives and territory.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 week ago

Spoilt westerners really do think it's just a tv show made for their entertainment and that real lives aren't on the line. "Isn't right", fucking hell, grow up.

[–] krolden@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 week ago

That's what they've been saying since 2014

[+] humanspiral@lemmy.ca -14 points 1 week ago

Ending the war is good for all of you/us, I promise. Team Russophibia/Ukraine without US on board will end up worse than when US was setting you up on the team. At any rate, making better friends than Ukraine helps dealing with US.

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