Last year, the House GOP’s so-called “Putin wing” was fairly small. A vote yesterday on a measure to end U.S. miliary aid to Ukraine suggests it's grown.
A separate measure, championed by Republican Rep. Andy Ogles of Tennessee would’ve ended a lend-lease authority to Ukraine, and it failed on a 71-360 vote.
Again, a casual observer might look at these outcomes and conclude that a handful of right-wing members pushed anti-Ukraine amendments that didn’t come close to succeeding.
They are not just right-wing. They are also traitors.
Calling them traitors is a complete non sequitur. How does voting to stop supplying military aid to another country make anyone a traitor? That's nowhere near the meaning of the word.
And no, voting for things that can very indirectly negatively affect your country doesn't make you a traitor.
Also no, I don't support these Republicans. I support using the English vocabulary correctly.
I both respect you calling out jingoism, and at the same time feel that the use of the term traitor may be preemptive but acceptable.
The defense of Ukraine fills a sad, vital role in US hegemony. Russia has been acting aggressively to all its neighbors for a decade, and this push, while it makes sense from their defense needs, pushes into the US sphere of interest in Europe by threatening allies. I both dislike the US role in world stability and how we use that power, hard and soft, but I prefer it to the potential alternatives. Since US aid is vital to Ukraine, attempting to cut it off would directly weaken the US position in the world.
There are 2 things that the majority of republicans loves more after their guns; the love for their war machine aka military industries and destroying Russia.