I mean we had to get off the US’ teats at some point, it’s been 80 years. A pity that it had to happen like this, but we have to look forward and turn Europe into the beacon of democratic ideals that the US refuses to be anymore. It will be a hard and rocky road for sure, but we can come out the other side stronger and better in every way.
I would say they are more like ringwraiths - twisted shadows of men bound to a larger evil, Putin.
It’s painfully obvious that for all his riches he’s just very lonely and desperate for attention. None of his kids that can make conscious decisions want to be near him and he has alienated every woman he has been with.
The fact that he was basically just hanging around Mar-a-Lago also speaks to this. Trump is also a vile asshole, but he has a family at least (even if they are just as terrible as he is and probably only spent time with him to gain influence and/or money). Musk tried to slither into this family as some sort of weird uncle figure.
They fuck you up, your mum and dad.
They may not mean to, but they do.
They fill you with the faults they had
And add some extra, just for you.
But they were fucked up in their turn
By fools in old-style hats and coats,
Who half the time were soppy-stern
And half at one another’s throats.
Man hands on misery to man. It deepens like a coastal shelf. Get out as early as you can, And don’t have any kids yourself.
This Be The Verse - Philip Larkin
Yep, Vance is in a way more dangerous than Trump. Trump might throw wrenches in the fascists’ plans by either blurting them out proudly thinking it was his idea or by being too afraid of being unpopular (which he is obviously obsessed with) and taking back some of the changes due to public pressure. Vance on the other hand will be just a hand puppet for Putin and/or Musk.
This is true across the entire Western world, btw.
The word is kakistocracy.
Looks like a (bad) edit of someone else’s artwork. The body is copied and Trudeau’s head (in a totallly different style) awkwardly put on it.