Another step toward dictatorship
Prepare to deny that training the military to "suppress crime" (i.e. intimidate enemies) matters, hicks.
Also, you're all cool with Trump being granted a 10% stake in Intel? Public ownership of private companies is a-o-k, socialism haters?
Also, be aware that is EXACTLY what Putin did, over and over. He was granted a free stake in Russian companies, and accepted on behalf of a grateful Russian nation. Then, quietly, often years later, those shares were sold to Putin's family or close cronies.
It was straight-up extortion. The companies were given an offer they couldn't refuse. They essentially wrote it off (informally, obviously) as double-tax - just like Intel did last week.
That is how he has become (probably) the world's richest man.
Trump is doing what Putin did, step by step.
Link: https://www.cnn.com/2025/08/25/politics/trump-executive-order-national-guard-units-crime
Replies to: Another step toward dictatorship
The USA has a 10% share in Intel. Not Trump.
BTW our military personnel are US Citizens.
You defame them by suggesting they are Trumps personal
Militia. You are completely unhinged.
So you’re cool with the USA having a 10% share in Intel? Public ownership of a private company?
The WSJ editorial page - hardly raging lefties - condemned it no uncertain terms.
But it’s Trump, so you’re fine with it.
General Motors?
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Totally different!
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Liberalism Rule #8. Trust me, he didn't remember this until it was mentioned, but his response will
indeed be "Well, THAT's TOTOALLT DIFFERENT!" while it is actually the same thing that he had no problem with when his guy did it.
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i) Admitting mistakes undermines the premise of being smarter, ergo self correction is not possible.
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Liberalism Rule #6 - When we lose, change the rules.
i) Whenever convenient, change the definition to suit our goal.
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unaffected party. Vengeance is preferable).
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New Rule #24 - “Both sides do it.” Guilt from our bad behavior is best tolerated when diluted to all, and no one can point a finger.
More evidence that we have Putin's "Mole" in our Oval Office...hard to get much worse than that...
Vlad doesn't have to fire a shot in order to take us down from the inside.
Im never cool with government ownership of private enterprise and I would rather provide more
Funding for municipal police than use the national guard. I would tie it to ending sanctuary cities.
Remember the GM bail out when govt owned 61% company to rescue it like Intel now?
Was just recalling that as I listen to these libs get so outraged over a 10% buy/bail out of a critical industry that would otherwise make us dependent on foreign sources.
Obama wanted that….Bush started the ball rolling, but Obama owned it…..and it proved to be a successful move.
No complaints from the libs then.