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[-] Yerbouti@sh.itjust.works 301 points 4 months ago

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha This guy just discredit any future movie involving an FBI agent for the next 75 years. We knew america had a under-education problem, but man you guys are something.

[-] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 123 points 4 months ago

Germany just had a sweeping far right election, and Argentina has had a libertarian at the helms for a bit now. A ton of south Asian countries have had hardcore conservative views for a while now, and I wouldn’t be surprised if Canada shifts right next election. There are basically few corners of the earth where populism/right wing ideology isn’t growing and expanding. This isn’t an American education system problem, it’s world wide. The political elites in your country just have you convinced that it’s America that’s now the problem, which then creates a new wave of populism in your country. It’s a self eating snake.

Not that I’m disagreeing that our slapping of allies isn’t problematic. This is just something that is clearly growing everywhere and the people of Lemmy love saying “America bad” as the same exact shit is happening in your country. If you’re an American expand your news beyond our shores. The grass is unfortunately turning to shit everywhere. We’re in for a rough decade together.

[-] serenissi@lemmy.world 122 points 4 months ago

Germany just had a sweeping far right election

you can't say 20% a 'sweeping'. The situation is worse at other places. And thanks to true multi party democracy, AfD probably won't be in government anyway.

[-] mean_bean279@lemmy.world 79 points 4 months ago

I hope so for Germanys sake. A 9% increase from the last election, for a party that’s 12 years old… that’s pretty sweeping to me. Not to mention that it’s more so the southern parts of Germany that have an even stronger percentage of AfD support.

Again, I’m not wanting a right shift for these countries, but it’s become clear that things are. We could stick our head in the dirt and say it’s only America, but that wouldn’t be true, and that’s what I was getting at with my comment.

[-] serenissi@lemmy.world 27 points 4 months ago

Party is new, ideology is old.

[-] EldritchFeminity 6 points 4 months ago

At the height of its power, the Nazi party made up less than that percentage of the population of Germany. It doesn't take much to ruin it for everyone.

Case in point: US President Donald Trump, whose approval rating has historically hovered around 30%.

Those of us with front row seats to the shitshow hope you're right, because even just last week, my dad was saying, "It could never happen here!" when I brought up how the playbook Trump is using is the exact same one that Hitler used.