Trump? Putin? What's the difference in their end goals?

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Trump? Putin? What's the difference in their end goals?

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QUOTE: "U.S. President Donald Trump, Elon Musk and Russian President Vladimir Putin have too many similarities, says a letter writer."

Author of the article:Reader Letters - Published Feb 20, 2025 • Last updated 3 days ago

EXCERPT: "Russian President Vladimir Putin [ https://leaderpost.com/news/world/putin ... e8d8972c92 ] is waging a military war against Ukraine to subjugate its people and gain its natural resources. Trump is waging an economic war against Canada in order to subjugate Canadians and gain Canada’s natural resources, including its water.

Is there any difference between Putin and Trump? In their own ways, they are both act as dictators. Putin holds power through military force, while Trump holds power through election. And there are no brakes on his power because Republicans control both the House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.

As well, Trump has Elon Musk with him. Neither appears to have any moral conscience and operate as they do because they have almost unlimited power and nothing to restrain them. One is reminded of Lord John Actons’s dictum: “Power corrupts; absolute power corrupts absolutely.” . . . ."