Russian TV loves Lauren Bobert
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They've picked a pretty stupid hill to die on.
Unless of course there's an ulterior motive.
Obviously, Bobert isn't exactly a rocket surgeon, but still...
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In a bizarre twist, they seem to be parroting the far left in opposition to Ukrainian independence from Russia.
From a recent article in Foreign Affairs:
But Western support for Ukraine has invited hostility on both fringes of the political spectrum. For the Western hard left, opposed to “U.S. hegemony” or “U.S. militarism,” their own anti-American and anti-Western worldview is so absorbing that they will readily take the side of any aggressor in the anti-Western camp. Similarly, they will eagerly oppose any country supported by the United States. This is where persistent sympathies among a segment of the left for repressive regimes like Russia’s and Iran’s come from—it’s not that they approve of repression per se, but the reflex to align with the anti-American camp is stronger than any disapproval.
The hard left’s holy war against its own governments tolerates no distractions—never mind that Ukraine’s case is a clear-cut struggle of a sovereign, previously colonialized nation defending itself against an imperialist invader that is entirely honestabout its genocidal intent. These progressive far leftists—often self-styled as activists for peace—will ignore such evidence even when it comes from their own ideological comrades, such as Ukrainian socialists.
Instead, their arguments on Ukraine are often indistinguishable from those of the West’s extreme right, which is making a similar case for withdrawing support for Ukraine. Former British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, an icon of the progressive left, and Fox News host Tucker Carlson both liberally echo the Kremlin’s favorite talking points, including the cynical claim that helping Ukraine unnecessarily prolongs Ukranians’ suffering.
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I know basically nothing about the woman, but I pulled up her Wiki page just to get an idea of her background. I suppose it’s impressive that she has gotten as far as she has with a GED and no college… I also find it interesting that she owns a bar, maybe they can have bartending competition between her and AOC… But the Wiki entries really are quite obvious in their bias, now…
