HLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish Ā· 10 months agoTrump is a āpopulist, authoritarian narcissistā, says ex-speaker Paul Ryanwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1280arrow-down16
arrow-up1274arrow-down1external-linkTrump is a āpopulist, authoritarian narcissistā, says ex-speaker Paul Ryanwww.theguardian.comHLMenckenFan@lemmy.worldM to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish Ā· 10 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-squarekylie_kraft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up104Ā·10 months agoWanna explain why you were kissing the ring for two years then, Paul?
minus-squareAidinthel@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up31Ā·10 months agoWhatever values they claim to hold, in the end conservatives only recognize one virtue: power.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up9Ā·10 months agoNot even. It has to be tyranny. They donāt respect power on its own.
minus-squarePratai@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up6Ā·10 months agoāPowerful cowardsā what an archetype, eh? Itās such a strange combination. Itās like- tuna flavored ice cream.
minus-squarePugJesus@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up8Ā·10 months agoCowards crave power because it allows them to lash out at what they fear (ie everything)
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13Ā·10 months agoTax cuts. Remember when he helped pass a $1.5 trillion unfunded tax cut for the wealthy then resigned? That was the only issue he cared about, and he cared more about that than about being honest about Trumpās behavior
minus-squaretakeda@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10Ā·10 months agoāI didnāt knowā you will probably hear.
minus-squaretheodewere@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1Ā·10 months agofor the tax cuts he promised to his wealthy backers
Wanna explain why you were kissing the ring for two years then, Paul?
Whatever values they claim to hold, in the end conservatives only recognize one virtue: power.
Not even. It has to be tyranny. They donāt respect power on its own.
āPowerful cowardsā what an archetype, eh? Itās such a strange combination. Itās like- tuna flavored ice cream.
Cowards crave power because it allows them to lash out at what they fear (ie everything)
Tax cuts. Remember when he helped pass a $1.5 trillion unfunded tax cut for the wealthy then resigned? That was the only issue he cared about, and he cared more about that than about being honest about Trumpās behavior
āI didnāt knowā you will probably hear.
for the tax cuts he promised to his wealthy backers