Trump calls Zelenskyy a ‘dictator’ as US rift with Ukraine deepens
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Brexit wasn’t left/right wing. Eurosceptics on both sides. I’d also point out France where right-wing populism ultimately lost out despite an increase in protest votes.
There’s also a greater tradition of public service broadcasting, meaning politicians are more rigorously interrogated than in the highly commercial, partisan American system.
The EU and EC are somewhat stabilising influences too. An EU member government simply wouldn’t be allowed to do some of the stuff Trump is doing.
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If we are lucky this is only how bad it will be. I strongly suspect it is going to get much worse before it gets better.
The outright corruption and country-killing isn't really having that much impact yet, but it will. And just wait for the global economic crisis.
However, if things get bad enough there's a better chance of people rising up and things changing for the better. Or if things stay sane enough somehow, the midterm elections changing everything.
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No we can't. Nor unless republicans stop universally falling in line.
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I don't think he'll bother with amendments.
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You are making way more assumptions about functioning government than recent trends would predict.
He's consolidating all power in the executive. All bets are off on anything functioning the way it's "supposed" to.
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Did I miss an election that gave the Republicans 60 votes in the Senate?
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tell us what to do!! we tried voting and our educational system is so sabotaged that we do not know what else is possible
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I feel the same way. But TBF I live in a country that voted for brexit. Essentially voted for sanctions against ourselves FFS, even though it should clearly have seemed like a horrible idea to everyone at the time. It's not the same as electing an actual fascist but I'm just saying that Americans aren't the only electorate that makes terrible decisions based on ignorance, xenophobia and misinformation.
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There's a giant difference between hiring and firing in the civil service and declaring a new Constitutional Amendment without Congress or the States approving it.
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That's true. It is a human trait. But at the moment the ones making that mistake again are the Americans.
It it was unprecedented, would it be more or less forgivable? I don't know really.
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The “Day One” Dictator who idolizes Hitler, Pooh Bear, and Putin says what?
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I didn’t.
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The government of the USA is horrifying.
It’s crazy to witness everything happening, in 10 years when the USA is best allies with Russia and they are invading all other countries and starting wars and the USA has no check and balances people will look back and ask why they didn’t do anything to stop it.
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If this is terrifying you, get therapy.
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Has there ever been Time in history when the European block showed a majority favoritism towards America?? I’ve never known a Europe that didn’t hate America. What’s new?!?
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A piece of paper means nothing if people with guns disregard it.
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You clearly aren’t Mexican if you think Mexico would join forces with Canada before America lol
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Chinas economy is crumbling as the youngest generation refuses to start after a historic flood season. Considering the new tariffs which eliminates Chinas ‘cheap labor’ sales tactic, China is expected to struggle throughout trumps presidency.
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I'm sorry, but that's absolutely patently false information.
https://www.worldatlas.com/society/the-largest-standing-armies-of-the-european-union.html
Top 10 Largest Standing Militaries Of The European Union
Rank Country Army Size 1 Italy 338,000 2 France 304,000 3 Spain 199,000 4 Poland 189,000 5 Germany 183,000 6 Greece 147,000 7 Romania 128,000 8 Portugal 52,000 9 Hungary 46,000 10 Netherlands 41,000 (Yes, I may be showing off that I learned how to make tables today).
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I can tell you don’t work for the government because only someone uninformed would legitimately think there are enough Russians on earth to overtake 330 million Americans.
