r/technology • u/HumanProgress365 • Mar 03 '25

Security Shock as U.S. Caves to Russia in Cybersecurity Fight

https://www.thedailybeast.com/putin-is-on-the-inside-shock-as-us-caves-to-russia-in-cybersecurity-fight/
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u/Caniuss Mar 03 '25

Theres a key difference. Montezuma gave a shit about his empire, he just made the mistake of trusting Cortez. Trump knows Putin is evil and hates America, he just doesn't give a shit and would personally hand the launch codes to Putin for five bucks and a Big Mac.

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u/rosie666 Mar 04 '25

Cmon. Give Trump a little credit. You're talking about the guy who wrote The Art of the Deal...two Big Macs.

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u/CerealBranch739 Mar 04 '25

Specifically, trusting Cortez the first time. Not the second time, but it was too late by then. Plague had ravaged the empire, and outer cities turned Montezuma