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While I recognize you are an impassioned defender of Ukraine, I don't think you have a very good understanding of the way many in the US view things. First, when we look at Europe, much of it has already become a totalitarian nightmare as evidenced by the ongoing efforts to end free expression and imprison anybody who disagrees with the current parties in power. after all, they literally nullified an election because they didn't like the result in Romania.

if you keep that in mind, then you can begin to understand whey Trump, and many Americans, are just not that concerned over lines on a map in Europe, which have changed throughout history before Putin, and will do so after him as well.

It is also very clear that the US does not have infinite resources to spend on all these things. meanwhile, you claim the problems will be millions of immigrants flooding Europe, well they are already doing that courtesy of Putin's first puppet, Angela Merkel, who history will almost certainly show was doing Putin's bidding by destroying her nation's economy via the Energiewende policy she enacted.

So, if you find that there are not many sympathetic ears in the US as Trump takes office, look no further than the way mainstream Europe has demonized Trump since his first election in 2016 and ask yourself if begging for help from the man you despise is the smartest strategy.

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Totalitarian Europe?

Like give examples…UK, we imprisoned rioters who were trying to burn down Mosques and hotels hosting human beings (migrants). Georgescu in Romania is actually not in prison. And the info on his case suggests a clear Russian campaign. Who else?

On my plan as above - actually I suggest Ukraine, and Europe, pays the bill. They buy US kit to defend themselves. Why would the U.S. object to that? Hundreds of billions of dollars in defence orders for U.S. industry and zero U.S. boots on the ground. That’s a win for Trump, surely. Unless Trump’s agenda is actually to let an actual totalitarian, Putin, win.

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