• Seth Taylor@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    If it makes you feel any better, I want you back. Polanski of UK Greens wants out of NATO and into an EU-exclusive military alliance

    I want the US to go to rehab and then move back in with us. I’ll even make your favorite dish: string cheese

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    Calling other people’s opinions stupid is rich coming from the country that elected Donald Trump…

    Twice…

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      The Far Right is rising EVERYWHERE. Before criticizing America, they should realize that we’re just the canary in the coalmine, and they should take care of their own countries, because THEY are next. They should be rooting for the Left to take back America, because that’s what they have to do in their own countries, too.

      Besides, wishing for America’s demise is stupid. The economies of every country in the world is tied directly or indirectly to the American economy. If America truly collapses, it will bring down the entire world. Like it or not, it’s the TRUTH.

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        Our far right wants free health care, free dental, HBTQIA+ rights and higher pensions.

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          Oh, the Swedish Democrats party? Yeah, they’re cool with gay people existing, but think marriage certification should be allowed to be denied on a case by case basis. They also hate foreigners and trans people.

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            I’m not endorsing SD, I fucking hate them. I’m just saying that there’s a world of difference between the far right in many European countries, compared to the far right in the USA.

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          They say they do (except the LGBTQ+ part, I don’t really see that) , but they actually don’t. They make wild promises (with no plans), only to then “realise” that it’s harder than they though.

          They just say that to make them more palatable and undermine actual left wing parties. The amount of times I’ve heard from far-right voters in my country that the difference between their far right party and the socialist party is really small and that they are “economically pretty left”, is insane.

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            The suck, I’m just saying the Overton window in much of Europe isn’t really comparable to the discourse in the USA. It would be instant suicide for them to even appear as though they want to limit free health care, abortion or gay rights.

            They got rid of a really competent (not praise from me, just an assessment) top politician over her resistance against the right to free abortions. That’s where Sweden’s far right is.

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            Why the everloving fuck wouldn’t they? Sweden’s far right is wayyyyy left of the DNC.

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    Ya that’s how that works. Don’t talk shit about my homophobic, racist, pedophile billionaire loving shit hole! It’s my God dammed shit hole!

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    Europeans should be self aware enough to recognize that the most devastating criticism of Trump are direct comparisons to historic European tyrants. And forget about Hitler or Mussolini. Donald Trump at his worst can’t even measure up to Leopold II.

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      Very slight difference to note. Leopold II was alive 150 years ago. Trump is alive today.

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      That is an insane argument. You are saying anybody whose country went through a genocidal dictator can’t criticize Trump because he’s not as bad yet? WTF?

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        Never mind that in those examples that they gave, none of them were elected like Trump was:

        • Hitler lost the election for president; but was later appointed as chancellor by the guy that won after political pressure;

        • Mussolini was appointed by the king after threats of paramilitary force;

        • Leopold II was a hereditary monarch

        Sorry US bros. I like you and I love you depending on the days. But just like the French will never live down the white flag meme, you will never live down that you elected a pedophile fascist TWICE.

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      Ah yes. A whataboutism will make everything right. Maybe we should have sent some smarter guys back in 1492

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      Right? Trump’s nothing but a Temu dictator that was actually elected into that position rather than a proper tyrant dictator.

      The US can’t even do despotism right.

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      As a Brit I fucking hate the royal family and their soft power and their wealth, but I’d argue that Trump has more of both and is heading for more than a royal has had in a Western country in living memory.

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        Man’s not heading for anything but the grave lmao, have you seen him lately? 50/50 odds he dies of natural causes before the midterms, I bet they’ll try to weekend at Bernie’s him for at least a few days.

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      My preferred comparison is to Napoleon III. It’s not a perfect match, but provides a lot of comparisons: the attack on freedoms, the incompetent political appointees, the unwise foreign wars, the puffed-up overconfidence and the sheer mediocrity…

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      Nah, tbh I was shitting my pants a year ago but most far-right parties have plateaued or reversed in the polls recently. I think we just might have too few morons to turn far-right. Juuuuuust might.

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        Well, US interference is so blatant and obnoxious that is actually counterproductive. Trump getting elected stopped a few far right movements, and others lost momentum.

        Paying 2000 people in St petersburg to shit post non stop about immigration, works. Sending vance to deliver a speech, doesn’t.

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          Or Elon Musk the basement dweller chud who is constantly shit posting on his pro pedo social media website and funding for far right parties in Europe certainly isn’t helping either.

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          Yea we did

          I swear to god the US is simply incapable of original ideas. Fascism? Stole it from us. Nuclear bombs? European scientists. Absolutely destroying native populations? Uhm, hello? WE literally did that. Like… that’s why you even exist today. You’re WELCOME /sarcasm

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    I would never clap back a Europeans criticizing the USA. It would be impolite, and they’re usually right anyway. I’d love to move to the EU someday too; but it won’t happen because the only thing they hate more than USians are brown Muslims 😔.

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      only thing they hate more than USians are brown Muslims 😔.

      You forgot Romani people

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        I’m not sure about that. Each time there’s conflict between Romani gangs and Muslim gangs the fascists always cheer for the Romani.

        The fascist party of my country actually has some good support among the Romani communities.

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          Honestly I don’t know about that

          But they’re both definitely more hated than Trumpistanians

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        God dude looking at comment threads of people in Europe talking about the Romani is genuinely sickening.

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          It is a self-serving circle. People assign certain behaviors to Romani, refusing to take them as a part of the society. Then the Romani will act that way, since it is expected anyway, and there is barely chances to do otherwise. And the cycle has continued for a long time, creating a culture that is not only shunned by the society, but also sees itself not being a part of the society, so their actions reflect on that. Stopping the cycle is incredibly difficult, as the racism is ingraved deep. That does not mean, that it should not be the goal, though.

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          That’s nice and all, but you’ll get the same look as someone saying “Latinx” IRL

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            LOL that’s okay, IRL I’m not usually speaking to a global audience, so I just say American. And I’m weird enough I get funny looks no matter what I say anyway 😆 .

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      Our Epstein class let in a ton of brown Muslims, it didn’t went well for the local population.

      To be fair, right now all EU is not high on any kind of immigration, because of above-mentioned + housing crisis + working condition going down.

      The second you speak the local language though, that perception changes 180.

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        Our Epstein class let in a ton of brown Muslims, it didn’t went well for the local population.

        What you meant to say, is that we bombed the shit out of their homes and then started screeching about the people seeking asylum?

        To be fair, right now all EU is not high on any kind of immigration, because of above-mentioned + housing crisis + working condition going down.

        Also we kinda let them drown on Mediterranean sea, and treated the ones coming in like shit, that helped a bit

        The second you speak the local language though, that perception changes 180.

        Bullshit, then starts the complaining how they speak so badly and don’t understand what you’re saying etc. For some reason many people take it as a personal insult that someone speaks their language badly, rather than as a compliment that the person has gone through the efforts to learn it

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          Yes. It’s all your fault and mine. We are both the Epstein class and we are directly responsible for both manufacturing the wars and invasions, the refugee crisis (which definitely did not contribute to worsening the power of working class across Europe with influx of workers who did not join the unions and had to accept to work for less to survive), etc. etc. It’s definitely our fault, and thus EU fault.

          I also don’t really remember EU bombing Africa or Middle East, only USA & UK, who are famously not part of the EU, but sure.

          Bullshit, then starts the complaining how they speak so badly and don’t understand what you’re saying etc.

          I do not presume to know about the shithole you’re living in, but in Poland the moment a foreigner tries to speak Polish (yes, even the hated “brown Muslims”) this doesn’t happen. Heck, there’s even a chain of Vietnamese restaurants that is marketing itself making jokes about expecting racism and not receiving it.

          rather than as a compliment that the person has gone through the efforts to learn it

          Yeah, no. The effort is expected. You compliment on exceeding expectations, not for meeting the bare minimum.

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        Our Epstein class let in a ton of brown Muslims, it didn’t went well for the local population.

        “Uh hyuk it didn’t went well.”

        We don’t take kindly to racism here. Go away. Preferably kill yourself, but that’s your prerogative.