Quote of the Day

[timelets]

When Trump blamed Ukraine for the Russian invasion, many people couldn’t understand how he could hold such a preposterous view. Some assumed he’d been hoodwinked by Russian propaganda. But there is a simpler explanation. According to the Trumpian worldview, considerations of justice, morality and international law are irrelevant, and the only thing that matters in international relations is power. Since Ukraine is weaker than Russia, it should have surrendered. In the Trumpian vision, peace means surrender, and since Ukraine refused to surrender, the war is its fault. 

--- Yuval Harari.

https://www.ft.com/content/06cc7b0f-3e32-4164-b096-ff92a1532236

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[ysabetwordsmith]

Why is that confusing to people? He says exactly the same thing about rape victims inviting rape. Blaming the victims is one of the few things he's actually consistent about.