I said no to riff off your point but disagree on the nuance, I just think it’s more than just Putin knowing how to handle Trump
I agree with all that though… Their relationship is weirdly homoerotic, but Putin plays Trump at every turn. It reads like an abusive relationship
Like even when Putin said “next time, we meet in Moscow”, Trump didn’t say “haha, maybe” or “sure, after a peace deal” like any politician ever would. He said “they’ll get mad at me”. That’s like what you say to an ex trying to get back into your life
I use a lot of psychosexual imagery to describe their relationship, but that’s just because it’s both convenient and, to conservatives, demeaning (and to non-conservatives, amusingly ironic). But even though it consistently conjures up very accurate imagery, I hadn’t really considered the likelihood that that’s because there really is something to it.
He said “they’ll get mad at me”.
Oog. I missed that bit.
And yes - it sounds exactly like what someone would say to an abusive ex with whom they want to get back together.
I said no to riff off your point but disagree on the nuance, I just think it’s more than just Putin knowing how to handle Trump
I agree with all that though… Their relationship is weirdly homoerotic, but Putin plays Trump at every turn. It reads like an abusive relationship
Like even when Putin said “next time, we meet in Moscow”, Trump didn’t say “haha, maybe” or “sure, after a peace deal” like any politician ever would. He said “they’ll get mad at me”. That’s like what you say to an ex trying to get back into your life
Ah… got it.
Wow.
You might just be on to something there.
I use a lot of psychosexual imagery to describe their relationship, but that’s just because it’s both convenient and, to conservatives, demeaning (and to non-conservatives, amusingly ironic). But even though it consistently conjures up very accurate imagery, I hadn’t really considered the likelihood that that’s because there really is something to it.
Oog. I missed that bit.
And yes - it sounds exactly like what someone would say to an abusive ex with whom they want to get back together.
That’s just plain creepy.