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Vance is one of Trump's most vocal supporters and an outspoken critic of U.S. aid to Ukraine.

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Vance has said that it would be "completely irresponsible" for Ukraine to join NATO. He has also argued for the U.S. to focus solely on preventing Chinese expansion, even if that means sacrificing sovereign Ukrainian lands to Russia.

"Any peace settlement is going to require some significant territorial concessions from Ukraine, and you're gonna have a peace deal, because that's the only way out of the conflict," Vance said in February.

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[–] [email protected] 53 points 1 month ago (4 children)

This presupposes he believes in anything. I haven’t read it because everyone said it was garbage but I’m pretty sure he wrote his memoir about “Appalachia” when he grew up near Dayton, OH.

[–] [email protected] 48 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He also cosplayed a poor person to speak to rich people about how "We poor people have horrible habits!" in what I can only refer to as a minstrel show for the privileged.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

That's a pretty good description.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

He also cosplayed a poor person to speak to rich people about how "We poor people have horrible habits!" in what I can only refer to as a minstrel show for the privileged.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I haven't read it either. There is however a If Books Could Kill episode about it that is very worth listening to.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I find it weird that his teacher pushed him to write his memoires in college. Who writes his memoires this early and why would a teacher push him to?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I read it. It was not garbage, it contains useful insights. I recommend that people read it to understand politics. BUT, NOTE, CAVEAT: Approach it with your critical thinking cap on. The author is an unreliable narrator, which is unorthodox in a work of non-fiction.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

"Unreliable narrator [...] in a work of non-fiction" is a fascinating way to say, "liar".