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Utterly shameful. Do conservatives even remember when Russia was the enemy and Europe was our ally? Do you know what kind of leader Putin is? Is that what you want Trump to become? Do you no longer believe in NATO? What has become of the party of Reagan and Bush? Will you betray everything you used to claim you believed in?

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Why is Europe our ally? Why is Russia our enemy? Can the entire world be divvied up between allies/enemies of America? Perhaps so, but does it need to be that way? Can countries just be, other countries? This is what I don't understand, ever since the Soviet Union fell, there hasn't really been a big bad. Capitalism won. America won. How did Russia end up being our enemies again, and will they be our enemies forever? Europe isn't our enemy today, could they be America's "enemy" tomorrow? I don't think the world is as simplistic as "friends" and "enemies".

> How did Russia end up being our enemies again, and will they be our enemies forever?

By attacking us.

How has Russia attacked the US since Putin came into power?

> Why

Ideals alignment, or lack thereof - lack of values and presence of countervalues.

>Do conservatives even remember when Russia was the enemy and Europe was our ally?

America and Europe used to have shared values, now the average American conservative is so disgusted by the T in LGBT that they consider Russia more aligned with their values.

The transsexual people didn't come from Europe. But you're right that hating them is why people support Trump.

Conservatives no longer exist. It’s MAGAs who replaced their made up god with Trump. Then there’s everyone else.

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