An autonomous Ukrainian nation with its own language and culture ran counter to the imperial ambitions of Russian strongmen.

Source: https://www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/8034259/cultural-story-given-shelter-from-the-storm/?src=rss

Like other strongmen, he presents himself as a persecuted savior of a disenfranchised sector of society that sees its traditional values and mores as under attack.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/11/14/trumps-extreme-rhetoric-conjures-the-prospect-of-a-presidency-like-no-other/

Trump could have taken steps to set fears to rest: about his potential corruption, about his treatment of women, about his scattered compliments of foreign strongmen.

Source: https://www.heraldnet.com/opinion/comment-is-desantis-worse-than-trump-for-now-its-pointless/

What I’m hearing from you is that strongmen are great storytellers.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/09/27/heather-cox-richardson-democracy-us-politics-election-republican-party-trump-biden/

What's most likely to happen - the strongmen will talk like they're hyping up before Wrestlemania ("Ooooo Yeah, when the 28 inch pythons wrap around your neck.

Source: https://www.fark.com/comments/12786358?utm_source=feed&utm_medium=comments&utm_campaign=fark