I'm proud of Mr. McFaul, a fellow Montanan! Thank you for this wonderful interview. My deep fear is that the current president will manage to get us into a nuclear war. I learned Russian to be able to work there (1989-91) and document their nuclear wastelands (part of an effort to document nuclear wastelands in all the nuclear powers) and be more useful. Thank you Alex, for your wonderful work and for educating us. Thank you both for supporting Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! Two of my ancestors are Samuel Adams and John Adams, so democracy is in my DNA. Best wishes to you both from Sweet Grass County!
My comment doesn't refer to this specific topic but to a much more consequential initiative that Trump and his ilk have in mind. Last week, Trump told Marco Rubio to find a way to make "antifa" a foreign terrorist group, which would have Machiavellian consequences, as you can imagine (and in ways we CAN'T imagine!). Since everyone in the US has been under surveillance with the proliferation of social media, we all risk being label foreign terrorists. I would like to see a concerted effort by Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, bloggers, influencers, veterans' groups, etc. to put out a definition of what "antifa" means, as I believe that many Americans don't realize it refers to antifascism. If we don't, Trump will define us in such broad terms that everyone fits the description. How about this - " WWII troops, members of the Greatest Generation, sacrificed their lives to defeat Hitler and his fascist Nazi regime. These were true patriots, true defenders of democracy who understood the evil of fascism. This is what antifascism means!" Keep repeating "Hitler and his fascist Nazi regime' over and over to make the point. We must act quickly! Capture the conversation!
We need more of these conversations. People need to understand that our democracy and freedom are under threat. Compare to countries with dictators and identify similarities. Thank you Alex Vindman and Professor McFaul I read all your books, by each of you.
Trump abandoning longstanding & beneficial U.S. international outreach programs that were the rough equivalent of the Silk Road initiative & Russian radio programming - plus treating allies as enemies & enemies as admired allies … doesn't that lead to the question of : isn’t this exactly what a ‘Russian asset’ wd do & who benefits/ loses from this?
Is Trump is using the Venezuela boat bombings & increasing military *posturing (?) as a practice run for establishing his ‘right’ to pursue actual military action
a) in Venezuela & beyond b) to join & impress fellow dictators
c) intimidate American citizens with his ‘might’ - as if ICE & misuse of NG wasn’t enough proof of his dictatorial power?
I'm proud of Mr. McFaul, a fellow Montanan! Thank you for this wonderful interview. My deep fear is that the current president will manage to get us into a nuclear war. I learned Russian to be able to work there (1989-91) and document their nuclear wastelands (part of an effort to document nuclear wastelands in all the nuclear powers) and be more useful. Thank you Alex, for your wonderful work and for educating us. Thank you both for supporting Ukraine. Slava Ukraini! Two of my ancestors are Samuel Adams and John Adams, so democracy is in my DNA. Best wishes to you both from Sweet Grass County!
My comment doesn't refer to this specific topic but to a much more consequential initiative that Trump and his ilk have in mind. Last week, Trump told Marco Rubio to find a way to make "antifa" a foreign terrorist group, which would have Machiavellian consequences, as you can imagine (and in ways we CAN'T imagine!). Since everyone in the US has been under surveillance with the proliferation of social media, we all risk being label foreign terrorists. I would like to see a concerted effort by Democrats, Independents, Libertarians, bloggers, influencers, veterans' groups, etc. to put out a definition of what "antifa" means, as I believe that many Americans don't realize it refers to antifascism. If we don't, Trump will define us in such broad terms that everyone fits the description. How about this - " WWII troops, members of the Greatest Generation, sacrificed their lives to defeat Hitler and his fascist Nazi regime. These were true patriots, true defenders of democracy who understood the evil of fascism. This is what antifascism means!" Keep repeating "Hitler and his fascist Nazi regime' over and over to make the point. We must act quickly! Capture the conversation!
We need more of these conversations. People need to understand that our democracy and freedom are under threat. Compare to countries with dictators and identify similarities. Thank you Alex Vindman and Professor McFaul I read all your books, by each of you.
Awesome discussion once more. Thank you both.
Trump abandoning longstanding & beneficial U.S. international outreach programs that were the rough equivalent of the Silk Road initiative & Russian radio programming - plus treating allies as enemies & enemies as admired allies … doesn't that lead to the question of : isn’t this exactly what a ‘Russian asset’ wd do & who benefits/ loses from this?
Is Trump is using the Venezuela boat bombings & increasing military *posturing (?) as a practice run for establishing his ‘right’ to pursue actual military action
a) in Venezuela & beyond b) to join & impress fellow dictators
c) intimidate American citizens with his ‘might’ - as if ICE & misuse of NG wasn’t enough proof of his dictatorial power?
If I understand correctly, Russia is using nuclear power to *propel long-distance bombs.
Therefore people say ‘Why doesn’t the U.S. allow Ukraine to have a few Tomahawks?’
— but the U.S. claims they have *too few for themselves at the moment?
— and Ukraine doesn’t have the *launching apparatus needed to effectively use them anyway?