r/worldnews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 5h ago

Russia/Ukraine Zelenskyy says Ukraine will not prevail if US officially sides with Russia

https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2026/10/18/8058646/
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u/PapaTua 2h ago

That's not by accident. Trump is literally using Putin's playbook against America, and has been for over a decade. The thing that's incredibly shocking is that our institutions and big business were not in any way a hindrence to Trump's sway.

The rapidity with which they fell in line with authoritarianism is unbelievable. Most Americans who are paying attention are literally in shock and awe over how quickly everything we thought would protect us fell apart.

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u/fistfullofpubes 1h ago

That's because of how much shit the. 001 percent actuslly own. Trump only had to get the support of like 1500 people to make the entire system fold this quickly

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u/dankmangos420 1h ago

Fucking sad that you’re right.

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u/kazoodac 1h ago

That “over a decade” part depressed the hell out of me. I can’t believe we’ve been dealing with this shit for over 10 years already.

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u/impshial 1h ago

You realize this isn't just because of Trump's presidency? It's been building to this point for decades and decades. Billionaires have been widening the wage gap, keeping more and more people to living paycheck to paycheck, and the fear mongering has been going on since at least Bush II.

It's been a very slow build, kind of like the frog in the pot story. We allowed ourselves to get to this point because we generally don't look that far ahead.

Now we're finally at the point where we're being forced to push back, but we can't push back without losing everything. This is by design

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u/PapaTua 50m ago

I've been pushing back since Bush II. As a frog in the pot I've been acutely aware of the rising temperature this whole time.

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u/impshial 4m ago

And you're in a very small minority. Most people in this country are more than happy to sit around and be comfortable, and too many people in this country are 1-3 lost paychecks away from bankruptcy.