Got him by his mushroom?

No. We still don't buy our oil from Russia.

Well they are talking about buying oil fields from russia. What would you call that?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States%E2%80%93Russia_oil_deal?wprov=sfla1

I guess I should have worded my last sentence better because I don't actually care about the answer to that meme. That sentence was such a small part of my comment I almost didn’t include it before I posted it. It's purpose was to show an example of how difficult it can be to research things that should be easy to find answers to.

I didn't ask you to provide a bibliography. I'm not your school professor and I wouldn't trust your bibliography even if you were capable of stringing a bibliography together without having a website/AI do it for you.

If you understood the context of my entire previous comment instead of just sharp shooting the last sentence, you would already understand where my distrust comes from.

I would say that the Americans and Russians are engaged in talks for trade of energy materials.

Which is not the same as buying oil.

You and I are having a talk right now that doesn't mean that I'm purchasing your house.

Also any kind of trade negotiations with the Russians is active treason by this current administration.

Using distrust of a source to dismiss an argument is the foundation of conspiracy theories.

We have access to information, and our responsibility is to evaluate that information and determine its credibility based on the evidence presented.

If I read a scientific paper written by qualified experts, supported by objective data, I will give it credibility. If Fox News tells me drag queens are dangerous, I will dismiss that nonsense outright.

The source matters only insofar as it helps us evaluate the evidence. Dismissing an argument solely because of who presented it is not critical thinking. It is intellectual laziness, and your entire argument is ultimately useless.

You and I are having a talk right now that doesn't mean that I'm purchasing your house.

I'd argue that if you said you wanted to buy my house, and I was negotiating with you about the finer points, saying you were buying my house would be accurate.

Also any kind of trade negotiations with the Russians and active treason by this current administration.

Yes

Shart of the deal!

He’s not loyal, he’s profiting.

I wonder if Trump (and all Republicans) went to Putin, begging for help for the election and Putin said, "sure but you need to cripple Ukraine further. Throttle interceptors."

Then Trump/Republicans (we should never separate the two) really blew his gasket when Zelenskyy hit the botfarms who were working overtime for Trump.

For once, we kind of got a pleasant October Surprise.

But the real slap in the face to the US is Canada's unfair trade practices in Christmas trees and maple syrup!

This is definitely something Americans have been really worried about for a long time. It's not that it's a cult or anything that adopts ridiculous ideas according to the whims of its leader.

And they probably marvel everyday at the fact that some people enthusiastically support their theft.

I can explain my point to you but I cant make you understand it. We aren't going to see things eye to eye here. I agree with a lot of what you said I still don't feel like I've been fully understood but that doesn't matter. Your overall point is something I agree with.

What do you think "liberty and the pursuit of happiness" meant to a bunch of slaves traders running cash cropping plantations on occupied territory after a couple centuries of genocide?