Putin Says He Wants to Work w Biden, 'Shared Values' Between Dems & Commies

[flyangler]

Newsweek not the Babylon Bee. Putin's own words. 

 

Any questions? 

Putin Says He Wants to Work With Biden, Claims 'Shared Values' Between Democrats and Communism

By David Brennan  On 10/8/20 at 10:05 AM EDT

 

Russian President Vladimir Putin has attempted to mark a positive resemblance between Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden, and Soviet communists in a wide-ranging interview with the Rossiya TV channel, released Wednesday as the 2020 vice presidential candidates prepared to debate.

 

The president said the Kremlin would be open to working with whoever sits in the Oval Office in 2021, despite U.S. intelligence reports indicating that Russia is trying to undermine Biden in the same way it did Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in 2016.

 

But Putin linked Biden to communist ideology during the interview. While Putin—a former party member, KGB colonel and intelligence operative—made the comparison in positive terms, his comment lines up with GOP talking points about the Biden-Kamala Harris ticket. Trump and his allies have tried to frame their opponents proposing a far-left, extremist platform dictated by the progressive wing of the Democratic Party.

 

"The Democratic Party is traditionally closer to the so-called liberal values, closer to social democratic ideas," Putin said. "And it was from the social democratic environment that the Communist Party evolved."

 

"After all, I was a member of the Soviet Communist Party for nearly 20 years" Putin added. "I was a rank-and-file member, but it can be said that I believed in the party's ideas. I still like many of these left-wing values. Equality and fraternity. What is bad about them? In fact, they are akin to Christian values."

 

"Yes, they are difficult to implement, but they are very attractive, nevertheless. In other words, this can be seen as an ideological basis for developing contacts with the Democratic representative."

 

Putin also reminisced on the Soviet Union's rhetorical support for African-American civil rights struggle. American racial inequality will play a central role in the coming election. Trump has been widely criticized for dismissing the concerns of Black voters and tacitly endorsing violent white supremacist groups.

 

Trump and his allies have tried to characterize the Black Lives Matter movement, for example, as an extremist and even terrorist organization.

 

Putin said Black Americans "constitute a stable electorate" in favor of the Democrats. "The Soviet Union also supported the African Americans' movement for their legitimate rights," he said.

 

"Back in the 1930s, Communist International leaders wrote that both black and white workers had a common enemy–imperialism and capitalism. They also wrote that these people could become the most effective group in the future revolutionary battle."

 

"So, this is something that can be seen, to a degree, as common values, if not a unifying agent for us," Putin said. "People of my generation remember a time when huge portraits of Angela Davis, a member of the U.S. Communist Party and an ardent fighter for the rights of African Americans, were on view around the Soviet Union."

Edited October 10, 2020 by flyangler

[TFLT]

But, but , Russian Collusion! 

[zybathegeek]

Putin is just making mischief and sowing discord.

 

Then again, it couldn't happen to a nicer crowd, the DNC are just reaping what they have been sowing for the past 4 years.

 

Welcome to your harvest, literally translated as the 2020's version of the grapes of wrath.

[pakalolo]

Who da thunk it?

[Fishy Fisher]

Nothing he said was untrue or even hyperbole. That's the best kind of propaganda and he's a master of understatement. 

[Surf bomber]

Harris and Biden have everything to gain in russia.....the rats come out in the end the same pigs screaming collusion were making all the money....Harris s husband.... Do you think Harris and put in I mean putin had a little matinee sort of speak...previously to the campaign 

[2mcfisher48]

Maybe Putin's angling for a backroom bloagie from Klamydia....

[Slacker]

I guess either Putin thinks Biden has this thing sewn up and is shooting straight... or more likely, he is throwing out some sucker-bait to gut hook the "Biden's a communist... vote Trump" crowd. 

 

 

[flyangler]

24 mins ago, Slacker said:

I guess either Putin thinks Biden has this thing sewn up and is shooting straight... or more likely, he is throwing out some sucker-bait to gut hook the "Biden's a communist... vote Trump" crowd. 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 10, 2020 by flyangler

[Shaky]

7 hours ago, flyangler said:

 

 

Putin said Black Americans "constitute a stable electorate" in favor of the Democrats. "The Soviet Union also supported the African Americans' movement for their legitimate rights," he said.

 

 

 

 

Maybe I don’t get out enough, but other than in a bar I don’t ever recall seeing a black russian

Edited October 10, 2020 by Shaky