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That was my main learning from the last election: The difference between Americans and Europeans truly is much greater than I'd ever expect. I really thought t
by jeppester 9mo ago
That was my main learning from the last election: The difference between Americans and Europeans truly is much greater than I'd ever expect.
I really thought that it was impossible for Trump to get elected again. Everyone was warned, yet they wanted him back.
- pjc50 9mo agoDo not underestimate latent European fascism, which is easily promoted using the same issue: immigrants. Most countries have a not-quite-majority for doing their own version of Ice, including shooting civilians.
- lazide 9mo agoThe pendulum swings. It was less than a 100 years ago that the roles were quite literally reversed.
- huhkerrf 9mo agoMy brother, Giorgia Meloni is Italian PM and Marine Le Pen got 42% of the vote in 2022.
- vagrantJin 9mo agoOf democracy, thats a feature, not a bug. The people spoke, the people received. There is no flaw in the principle of that process. Its as old as time. Pontius pilate, 2000 years ago, had the exact same headache.