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highplainsdem

(59,645 posts)
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:08 PM Mar 2025

CHILLING. Timothy Snyder: It's not even simply American imperialism. It is America enabling Russian imperialism.

Three-post thread on Bluesky:

Important to realize that Trump’s approach to Canada and Greenland is like his approach to Ukraine. It’s not even simply American imperialism. It is America enabling Russian imperialism. (1/3)

Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) 2025-03-27T22:01:31.530Z


It’s America destroying its own best alliances, cutting itself off from its own crucial bases, making a Russian nuclear first strike on the US easier, opening Arctic territories that were once safe to Russian expansion. (2/3)

Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) 2025-03-27T22:01:31.531Z


That’s the one logic that makes it all make sense. There is no conception of US interests, including an imperial one, in which this makes sense. (3/3)

Timothy Snyder (@timothysnyder.bsky.social) 2025-03-27T22:01:31.532Z



Timothy Snyder
‪@timothysnyder.bsky.social‬

Important to realize that Trump’s approach to Canada and Greenland is like his approach to Ukraine. It’s not even simply American imperialism. It is America enabling Russian imperialism. (1/3)


It’s America destroying its own best alliances, cutting itself off from its own crucial bases, making a Russian nuclear first strike on the US easier, opening Arctic territories that were once safe to Russian expansion. (2/3)


That’s the one logic that makes it all make sense. There is no conception of US interests, including an imperial one, in which this makes sense. (3/3)

March 27, 2025 at 5:01 PM

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CHILLING. Timothy Snyder: It's not even simply American imperialism. It is America enabling Russian imperialism. (Original Post) highplainsdem Mar 2025 OP
Absolutely! And attempting to replicate it here! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #1
Know this sounds crazy, but wonder if djt and Pootie have teamed up to take over the allegorical oracle Mar 2025 #2
You're not the only one wondering about these things! SheltieLover Mar 2025 #5
It's been my #1 working theory! NCDem47 Mar 2025 #8
Putin wins! Kid Berwyn Mar 2025 #3
Yes, abby influence that outsiders have is becsuse there are Americans JI7 Mar 2025 #4
And Chinese imperialism. meadowlander Mar 2025 #6
I have that same stunned feeling I had from election night, that things are going to get worse for Americans ffr Mar 2025 #7
All paths lead back to Putin. Irish_Dem Mar 2025 #9
kick highplainsdem Mar 2025 #10

allegorical oracle

(6,139 posts)
2. Know this sounds crazy, but wonder if djt and Pootie have teamed up to take over the
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:18 PM
Mar 2025

planet. Every time I think about all that private time they spent together in Helsinki, it makes me wince. And there's no telling how much discussion and planning they enjoyed while djt had four years off.

NCDem47

(3,316 posts)
8. It's been my #1 working theory!
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 07:01 PM
Mar 2025

Putin gets Europe. Jinping gets Asia. China and Russia drain anything not nailed down in Africa and Middle East. And Trump is left alone in the Americas. I guess we can all migrate to Australia and Oceania.

JI7

(93,115 posts)
4. Yes, abby influence that outsiders have is becsuse there are Americans
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:36 PM
Mar 2025

that are supporting them. And non just some random unknowns . But people in places of power also.

meadowlander

(5,087 posts)
6. And Chinese imperialism.
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:49 PM
Mar 2025

Just the three worst people in the world trying to divide it up between them bankrolled by the richest and most obnoxious people imaginable.

ffr

(23,322 posts)
7. I have that same stunned feeling I had from election night, that things are going to get worse for Americans
Thu Mar 27, 2025, 06:58 PM
Mar 2025

However, for Russians, it's only going to get better as we hand over our security to them.

Chilling is right!

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