Tuesday, July 17, 2018

Trump v. Putin, Again

The hysterical reactions to the Trump-Putin summit meeting continue. Here is one of them from the editorial board of The New York Times:

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/07/16/opinion/donald-trump-putin-russia.html

Dear Dummies - Take a chill pill. The president IS speaking for America, for peace, and against war with Russia. He's also saying that the deep state (and particularly Hillary Clinton, her coterie, and newspapers like yours) have been lying to us about nearly everything.

I would urge anyone seeking a more balanced view of Trump's diplomacy with Russia to read this essay by Caitlin Johnstone:

https://medium.com/@caityjohnstone/peace-talk-between-nuclear-superpowers-offends-americas-assholes-and-morons-14158ef5cade

Damn, I wish I had her eloquence.

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