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> And what if you’re a Trump supporter? I believe that, yes, even Trump voters can have a good experience in Europe — provided that they travel with a spirit of
by skerit 2y ago
> And what if you’re a Trump supporter? I believe that, yes, even Trump voters can have a good experience in Europe — provided that they travel with a spirit of empathy, curiosity, and open-mindedness.
I met an elder couple from Arizona on a European cruise last year. (Seated at the table next to us at dinner) While they were very nice, I had no intention of involving any politics in our conversations, out of fear of having to listen to batshit insane rants. At some point, it became clear that they were not in any way pro-Trump, and it made our conversations just a tad nicer to have that out of the way.
On my other side there was a couple from Canada and a couple from the UK. The Canadians kept talking about how they wish the conservatives would get back to power and-for some reason-their love for the _previous_ pope, while the Brits repeatedly said they miss Boris Johnson.
- ath3nd 2y ago> even Trump voters can have a good experience in Europe — provided that they travel with a spirit of empathy, curiosity, and open-mindedness. I chuckled.
- lo_zamoyski 2y agoThere's plenty of batshit to go around tbh. I wish people would notice more of it on their own "side", as it is easy to notice it on the other. Both the Left and the Right are utterly unhinged in their own ways.
- ath3nd 2y agoTo be fair, one of the side's actions terribly remind me of some events that happened sometime ago in Europe. - hostility towards non traditional sexuality - immigration being used as the scapegoat for economic problems - strong feeling of national exceptionalism - assault on women's productivity rights - politicizing of science - deportation for political reasons - "Roman" salutes Mind you, I am not mentioning which "side" nor which events in Europe. But if the shoe fits...