HLMenckenFanM to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoTrump is a ‘populist, authoritarian narcissist’, says ex-speaker Paul Ryanwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1274arrow-down16
arrow-up1268arrow-down1external-linkTrump is a ‘populist, authoritarian narcissist’, says ex-speaker Paul Ryanwww.theguardian.comHLMenckenFanM to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square35fedilink
minus-square@kylie_kraft@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink103•10 months agoWanna explain why you were kissing the ring for two years then, Paul?
minus-square@Aidinthel@reddthat.comlinkfedilink31•10 months agoWhatever values they claim to hold, in the end conservatives only recognize one virtue: power.
minus-squarePugJesuslinkfedilink9•10 months agoNot even. It has to be tyranny. They don’t respect power on its own.
minus-square@Pratai@lemmy.calinkfedilink6•10 months ago‘Powerful cowards’ what an archetype, eh? It’s such a strange combination. It’s like- tuna flavored ice cream.
minus-squarePugJesuslinkfedilink8•10 months agoCowards crave power because it allows them to lash out at what they fear (ie everything)
minus-square@protist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglish12•10 months agoTax cuts. Remember when he helped pass a $1.5 trillion unfunded tax cut for the wealthy then resigned? That was the only issue he cared about, and he cared more about that than about being honest about Trump’s behavior
Wanna explain why you were kissing the ring for two years then, Paul?
Whatever values they claim to hold, in the end conservatives only recognize one virtue: power.
Not even. It has to be tyranny. They don’t respect power on its own.
‘Powerful cowards’ what an archetype, eh? It’s such a strange combination. It’s like- tuna flavored ice cream.
Cowards crave power because it allows them to lash out at what they fear (ie everything)
Tax cuts. Remember when he helped pass a $1.5 trillion unfunded tax cut for the wealthy then resigned? That was the only issue he cared about, and he cared more about that than about being honest about Trump’s behavior
“I didn’t know” you will probably hear.
for the tax cuts he promised to his wealthy backers