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niyad

(133,718 posts) Wed May 6, 2026, 11:49 PM 8 hrs ago

Is it the "pee tapes", or simply hero worship? While reading the don bacon [View all]

thread about him suddenly realizing krasnov is on "team putin", and mention of those tapes, a simple thought occurred. Why assume the tapes are the factor, when it is obvious that krasnov worships putler, just as he worships adolph. No coercion. No blackmail. No threats. Hero worship, and a frantic desire to emulate.

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Is it the "pee tapes", or simply hero worship? While reading the don bacon [View all] niyad 8 hrs ago OP

Maybe it's both. Deuxcents 8 hrs ago #1

No reason it can't be both. He's so easy to manupulate, Putin would have had no trouble setting up a one-two punch JHB 8 hrs ago #2

Did someone say emulate? moondust 8 hrs ago #3

And we are paying for it. niyad 8 hrs ago #6

Yeah, there's nothing in Donny's personality that suggests he wants to behave otherwise tanyev 8 hrs ago #4

I think it's quite likely the pee tapes are eps related SheltieLover 8 hrs ago #5

I read somewhere Epsteins' first task was blackmailing his "clients" AZ8theist 7 hrs ago #8

Of course. SheltieLover 2 hrs ago #10

Both. sheshe2 8 hrs ago #7

I have no doubt IT worships Vlad. LoisB 6 hrs ago #9