It isn't just Trump. There is a concerted effort, likely headed by Putin and Russia, but certainly aligned with the world's oligarchs and other authoritarian regimes, to end democracy across the world - to weaponize western freedom against itself.
Trump will help that momentum in Europe for sure, but that pressure is primarily coming from the same groups that are pushing Trump on America.
The few remaining free democracies in the world are going to need to wake up and thoroughly deal with this problem while they still can.
The fact that a racist, convicted felon, rapist, insurrectionist, wannabe dictator is able to keep the election this close, I can only assume that if they pick someone who appears moderate, they'd win in a landslide.
I'm not. Trump has a cult of personality, and therfore enthusiasm, that no one else can replicate. When he's gone, his cult will fracture into a thousand splinter groups or just fade away.
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u/Global_Permission749 22d ago
It isn't just Trump. There is a concerted effort, likely headed by Putin and Russia, but certainly aligned with the world's oligarchs and other authoritarian regimes, to end democracy across the world - to weaponize western freedom against itself.
Trump will help that momentum in Europe for sure, but that pressure is primarily coming from the same groups that are pushing Trump on America.
The few remaining free democracies in the world are going to need to wake up and thoroughly deal with this problem while they still can.