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[–] ComedicGoat 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Bombing that airstrip did several things, namely;
Honestly, Tillerson getting a cold welcome in Russia is not at all unexpected. It's all a show. Smoke and mirrors. There are backchannel talks ongoing that the public does not know about and plenty of information is being passed between these parties, possibly talks of Putin meeting with Trump in the future to "normalize" relations.
[–] belphegorsprime ago
I am aware of those bullet points, though I'm glad you posted them (for others that may follow this thread). And I don't entirely disagree. But I don't like the idea of Trump catering to the press at all. I liked the Trump that didn't give a flying fuck what the lying media said. I never believed the "Russia" narrative. Not even slightly. The fact that Trump was confrontational about that was great in red-pilling people. All this "back channel" stuff you are talking about is wack, IMO. If citizens can't handle the truth, they should grow the fuck up. I like transparency. The idea that we are supposed to enjoy secrecy is a complete joke on us. That's what I'm pissed about.
[–] ComedicGoat ago
Gotta help get people aware and a lot of people still don't quite appreciate how much of an art politics is, but I am glad you know as much at least.
I think that our president, once he's consolidated his power base and got rid of the "deep state" will come back to his old character. It was just different when he was still a candidate, he did the whole act so he could grab people's attention, but if he did that now it'll just be more fodder for the MSM. Also I'm not entirely sure of what else he has up his sleeve.
I agree with you that back channel talks are something to frown upon but they have their uses in the world of diplomacy.