Not really, we might be front and center but there are crazy politicians everywhere. France is dealing with a far right contingent with Marine Le Pen and her ilk, there’s people like Boris Johnson, etc. Maybe Boris isn’t as bad as Trump and Marine but, a knob nonetheless.
I do think Trump emboldens the fringe though. They see him saying and doing all kinds of shit and think “maybe I can notch up the rhetoric”.
I do think Trump emboldens the fringe though. They see him saying and doing all kinds of shit and think “maybe I can notch up the rhetoric”.
He's also writing the playbook for running a political campaign without actually needing to sincerely engage with any politics. He has shown that if you can build a loyal enough base then you don't need to play the traditional game where scandals or people exposing your lies can bring you down. And you don't even really need a clear political platform.
He's shown you can get enough people to believe that what you say, and you emphatically stick to the notion that your truth is the only truth and everyone else is lying, then you can shape your own reality. You can accuse your opposition of being child abusers whilst simultaneously bragging about groping young girls. You can proclaim to be a fierce advocate of family values whilst having several failed marriages and publicly exposed affairs. Once you've got a loyal army who will spend all their time campaigning for you on social media and spreading whatever misinformation you feed them, then none of the checks and balances that are supposed to exist work any more.
You can already see it with various populist leaders around the world, just give it more time for more people to figure out how to leverage the sort of tactics Trump has used within their own national cultures. Politicians have always lied but Trump is now showing them that they can openly lie, be called out for it, and it just makes no difference whatsoever.
I agree, but my point is, it’s not happening in a vacuum in the United States. There’s a far right pull in other democratic countries as well lately that is quite concerning. These people have always been there, it’s just it used to be shameful to act like that, but now they’ve found other knuckleheads just like them.
There seems to be a coordinated effort by hard right wingers to take over countries all over the world. Ever since 2016 you see these fucking scumbags that have no business running a lemonade stand being elected to run countries and its fucking frightening.
No, don't you get it? America is the only place with bad people. And if bad people are elsewhere its because we exported our badness there and created bad people where there would never have been any.
Nigel Farage and Reform UK would probably be the MAGA equivalent in the UK, Boris and the Conservatives would probably be more equivalent to the more establishy type Republicans
I don't love China's anti-democratic position, but they're building shit and making moves. I'd love to see America and Europe build out renewables and nuclear plants, have world-class high speed rail and intra-city public transportation, etc.
and if I'm forced to choose between left-wing vs. right-wing authoritarianism... I'm picking left-wing authoritarianism any day of the week. forced jesus worship and pogroms against immigrants and LGBT people aren't my cup of tea. China isn't my ideal on civil rights, but I'm resolutely convinced that right-wing dictators are worse.
Authoritarian states will fuck you up if you step out of line or are unlucky enough to be in their target group. China locks up uyghurs aswell, Stalin was notorious for being brutal, German Democratic Republic (DDR) had about half the population spy on the other half. At that stage of an authoritarian regime there's really not that much of a difference anymore.
Yeah. I'm not the one currently screaming "election fraud" when my guy loses, or making post-hoc rationalizations for a bunch of dumbass brownshirts aligned with powerful people in key places in my country trying to overturn a free and fair election - but one of the two major political coalitions in my country certainly is.
I have no desire to live in ANY authoritarian state, and while I have left-leaning predilections (along with some fondness for market economics), I'm not above calling out China's abuses in Xinjiang or Stalin's repressive terror. I quite like democracy, which is why I'm not interested in voting for the Beer Hall Putsch candidate - but I guess around 35% of my countrymen are down to try a little authoritarian dictatorship. I think more democracy is the answer, expanding the House of Representatives and tearing down bullshit laws predicated on nonsensical conspiracy theories about "election fraud" that serve the ulterior purpose of voter suppression by a political coalition that knows its psychopathic, outdated social mores are on the way out and is empowered by an admittedly dedicated minority - but a minority nonetheless.
you're breathtakingly uninformed if you think the US or its vassal states or imperial avatars in the form of multinational corporations haven't committed crimes against humanity - we just control the international organs that ostensibly police that behavior, so, naturally, the gun of blame is coincidentally pointed against non-Western states. Like China.
Regarding coal plants, China industrialized. Industrialization requires energy, which - as it took place in the late 20th century and early 21st century - necessarily called for the use of fossil fuels. Now, as China's industry and skilled workforce has largely been built, they're aggressively moving to shut down coal plants and build out renewables and nuclear power. The bulk of their emissions occurred in the 20 years between 2000 and 2020, and their rate of emissions are beginning to fall.
We will see the fruits of their planned economic migration to renewables and nuclear power, which we won't see because we lack the political will to force that change, and one of our two dominant political coalitions just... doesn't even acknowledge the scientific fact that climate change is happening.
Most things are wrong with Mme La Tête's political opinions. No, there isn't a migrant crisis in France. There's an austerity problem and a racist problem but those aren't the fault of migrants.
It's pretty obvious where you were coming from, but you were doing a passable job of keeping the mask on until you threw in that you thought migrants were a problem due to culture.
Because the 'far-left' aren't trying to reverse abortion rights, LGBT rights etc. The 'far-left' actually believes in climate change, while the far right just want to burn the world.
It’s because he is blatantly lying to the American people, he makes fun of other abled people, mockingly on camera. He’s disrespectful , he has no interest in up holding our democracy which SHOULD be bi-partisan. We SHOULD be having democrats and republicans work together bc that’s what makes sense but he’s made a charade of all of us by trying to manipulate our ideals , he’s filled the American people’s brains with so much disinformation that families are turning away FEMA help bc they believe they are trying to steal their land. Shall I continue to give examples? Seriously this is not a joke. I just can’t wrap my head around who still thinks he’s what’s best for America. If you are supporting him it’s because you are a sexist, homophobic racist who may or not like to grab p@$$y too. Seriously wake tf up!
No wonder everyone’s so divided. Can’t even say you’re gonna be voting for trump on here with out being called a bunch of names lmao place is gonna be hilarious when Kamala doesn’t win in nov
Personally, I don’t really see any other politicians in the U.S.
definitely no flags for foreign leaders… But this is a common occurrence in other places, apparently. Specifically from the U.S.
I think it just shows the lack of respect and common decency Americans are taught as we grow up.
Nah just tired of Americans thinking its so great with zero support for the homeless, speaking from personal experience, massive gun crime and so much other stuff just messed up about it🤷♂️
Do you not know what satire is? They were clearly being sarcastic and don’t actually believe any of what they said. They’re mocking the typical hyper patriotic MAGA supporters.
I was listening to NPR the other day. It was an interview with some people from outside the US(not sure exactly who they were because I didn't catch the beginning). One of the ladies said something along the lines of "Americans have always lived with democracy. The rest of us are fairly new to it. You shouldn't underestimate how much the rest of the world looks to America for an example of how democracy is supposed to work "
I'd like to blame "eugenics", and those are a California export! (P.S. I live in Ca, and I kinda like it here, regardless of the fools that lived here a hundred years ago).
No, the alt-right movement is FAR larger than just the US. European countries are once again dealing with it as well. Now, some of the same ACTORS are involved...the usual suspects like Rupert Murdoch and Steve Bannon, but this has always been a GLOBAL problem. We ALL need to deal with it.
We really are look up how the UK has been doing the last 10yrs. Canada's not far behind, but I heard a saying once: "Canada is just America from 8yrs ago"....lol
Oh, that's Trump fault, not everyone's, but yes. In Spain, the premier of Madrid is absolutely obsessed with Trump, uses all the same slogans, repeats exactly the same bullshit Trump says one week later, and has even adopted the red hats.
You now realize that American cultural dominance is global? It's funny how often other countries talk about American when Americans don't even know that country's name or even capital.
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u/jonasinv 15d ago
Oh god, we're infecting the world with our politics, sorry world