• @[email protected]
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    431 year ago

    The US also has a tendency of exporting its nonsense to the rest of the world. So it’s not like we’re safe out here watching the clown show.

    See Myanmar justifying its 2021 coup d’état by “election fraud” (wonder where they got that idea) and Bolsonaro’s fanbase doing a more violent copycat version of Jan 6 in Brasil as examples.

    • @Jiggle_Physics
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      241 year ago

      Yeah it always weirds me out when I see Trump fans from other countries… Like, wtf? I understand the US politics affects the rest of the world, but fangirling to near cult like praise for one of our authoritarian clowns just hurts my head.

      • PupBiru
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        81 year ago

        i have a friend here in au who’s a barrister, and he said that one of the witnesses started going on about their 5th amendment rights… the judge rolled his eyes and just explained that we aren’t in the US, we don’t have the 5th amendment, and if he refuses to answer the question he will take it as an admission of guilt

        it’s crazy how ingrained in just… global culture… the US is

    • @MamLaLiq
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      71 year ago

      In the Netherlands Geert Wilders, a.k.a Dutch Trump, won the election. There is no more shame to admit you want certain people gone because you feel you’re better.

      • @[email protected]
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        1 year ago

        Even Geert Wilders has more political experience than Trump ever had.

        They might share some delusional extreme right-wing views, but at least Geert knows that it would take a great feat to bring those into fruition.

        His party also has no chance to find someone to have a coalition with.

        • @MamLaLiq
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          11 year ago

          We were all a bit shocked tbh, but after a sink-in moment it was like: " Welp, back to voting in 6 months"