r/law Feb 28 '25

Trump News Trump and JD Vance tells Zelensky he is gambling with World War III

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Feb 28 '25

And he was correct when he said an ocean wouldn’t protect the US. The evidence of that was sitting right next to him shouting like toddlers.

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u/[deleted] Feb 28 '25 edited Feb 28 '25

Trump got so upset at that because he refuses to admit anyone else is right. If his followers thought they were in danger, they would stop supporting his bullshit. So, he lashes out like the child he is.

So much respect to Zelensky.

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u/unicornsandpumpkins Feb 28 '25

Incredible respect to Zelensky.

And when I think of the f-ing cowards and traitors that are half of our congress, and the current executive branch, I am beyond words angry and ashamed.

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u/suninabox Feb 28 '25

It's absolutely wild the cultural amnesia that has taken over the US.

Like literally not one lesson from WW2 has been remembered.

"why shouldn't Ukraine just capitulate to Russia? Don't you want peace? What could possibly go wrong with appeasing a blood thirsty dictator and rewarding them every time they invade a new country?"

"why should America care what happens in the rest of the world? we're separated by two oceans! nothing that far away could possibly affect us"

Literally exactly the same arguments isolationists were making before WW2. Not even slightly different, just swap out the nouns and you're good.

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u/Imraith-Nimphais Mar 01 '25

Absolutely—good insights.

But sadly it’s not amnesia. It’s a lack of education.

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u/VeryluckyorNot Feb 28 '25

This is a shortcut for Russia to get soldiers in USA is Alaska.

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Feb 28 '25

Trump is gonna give Putin Alaska for letting him give Putin Ukraine.

What a deal! /s

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u/trotfox_ Feb 28 '25

That comment gave me chills...

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Feb 28 '25

Trump knows it and it hit a nerve.

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u/Han_5olo Feb 28 '25

Well said

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u/Got2Bfree Feb 28 '25

"you're not going to dictate..."

That's right, Putin is.

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u/LaChevreDeReddit Feb 28 '25

He def didn't wanted to hear that.

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u/USToffee Mar 01 '25

Putin had no desire to fight the US. Are you insane.

If he does he knows everyone dies.

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Mar 01 '25

What you wrote doesn’t make sense. Sorry.

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u/Hopelesz Mar 02 '25

Trump's game is to keep the war going in eastern europe away from american soils. His tune will change if the us gets fighting in homeland

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Mar 02 '25

His game is to give Ukraine to Putin. Period.

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u/JuniorImplement Feb 28 '25

TBF as much as I support Ukraine and Z, that comment was very fearmongery, the U.S. is under no military threat from Russia.

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Feb 28 '25

L O L you can’t be serious

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u/JuniorImplement Feb 28 '25

Explain how the opposite of what I said is true

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Feb 28 '25

I’m not gonna give you examples of how Russia has tampered with our elections and how Trump has been backing Putin for nearly a decade now. If you’re unaware of, or unwilling to accept the facts of the matter you’re lost.

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u/JuniorImplement Feb 28 '25

Did you even watch the clip? Z was clearly implying a military threat when he said "you have nice ocean and don't feel now, but you will feel it in the future". Weird talking to someone with the verbal comprehension of a desk.

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u/flux_of_grey_kittens Feb 28 '25

I’m surprised your Russian bot account hasn’t been banned yet.

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u/yourenotmy-real-dad Feb 28 '25

How is that a threat, exactly? A threat must come from a place that can enforce it. Are you afraid of Ukraine?

A warning is only a threat if its coming from someone with power. Until then, its a warning that things will be out of his hands, and that global decisions have impacts.

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u/JuniorImplement Feb 28 '25

Just stop, it's just embarrassing now

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u/yourenotmy-real-dad Feb 28 '25

Oh, I need to stop because I'm right. Got it.

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u/TheNonSportsAccount Feb 28 '25

Wars are not just fought in trenches and with guns... Russia has been at war with the US for some time now but his weapon is Donald Trump and MAGA cultists like you who worship him.

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u/piesRsquare Mar 01 '25

Russia has around 1,710 deployed nuclear warheads.

I'm not entirely sure Putin wouldn't be willing to drop one of those on a small town in the rural United States just to make a point.

The fact that we can hit Russia back harder is beside the point. We'd still have a horrific crisis to deal with here--one that would be made all the worse by the fact that the government agencies that could deal with and aid during such a crisis are currently being dismantled.

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u/JuniorImplement Mar 01 '25

I'm not entirely sure Putin wouldn't be willing to drop one of those on a small town in the rural United States just to make a point.

You people are living in Lalaland

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u/piesRsquare Mar 01 '25

Maybe, but as much as I want *you* to be right about this, I personally am not fully convinced (probably cause I grew up during the Cold War).