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Richard House's avatar

Thank you for recognizing that Putin, despite his control of the Republican Party and mastery of U.S. politics is otherwise a failure. Opposing trumpism and its surrender to this guy, and avoiding the corporate media veneration of Putin is going to require leadership, not caution.

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Homi Hormasji's avatar

It's interesting how history will sometimes break in unexpected ways when least expected to do so.

You are so right about the fall of Assad having serious implications for us. If a large enough number of the millions of Syrian refugees in Turkey and Europe decide to go back in the next few months, perhaps it will counterbalance the power of Muslim fundamentalists and prevent the country from sliding into the kind of religious fundamentalism that became dominant in Iran after the downfall of the Shah. At the very least, it will begin to release the economic pressures on Germany, France and Italy, among other European nations, and lead to a resurgence of liberal values over rightwing dogma based on fear.

If that starts to happen, will it also serve to expedite the downfall of the fascists here? One thing's for sure: Putin, Trump and the oligarchs can't be pleased.

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