I do not think anyone knows how to deal with it if Trump wins, except perhaps autocratic governments that Trump prefers over our traditional democratic allies. The EU is waiting but the majority of the people in Germany do not want Trump. Something like 11% support a Trump government here according to a poll I read yesterday, and I will …
I do not think anyone knows how to deal with it if Trump wins, except perhaps autocratic governments that Trump prefers over our traditional democratic allies. The EU is waiting but the majority of the people in Germany do not want Trump. Something like 11% support a Trump government here according to a poll I read yesterday, and I will bet that they are also aligned with the German fascist party AfD.
KSC I am not clear on what you are saying. If the far right Swedish Democrats disfavor Trump by a small majority, which groups favor Trump? I would have expected it to be the far right.
Yah, Linda, that is what I am remarking on. Mind you, this is a poll of the public supporters not the leadership….who rub elbows with Bannon and his ilk and are all in MAGA/MSGA. But for the people…most rural..who have supported the SD here Trump is a bridge too far.
Germans have learned from their own history, and I appreciate their support for those of us who want to remain a democracy and have the rule of law, rather than dictatorship.
I do not think anyone knows how to deal with it if Trump wins, except perhaps autocratic governments that Trump prefers over our traditional democratic allies. The EU is waiting but the majority of the people in Germany do not want Trump. Something like 11% support a Trump government here according to a poll I read yesterday, and I will bet that they are also aligned with the German fascist party AfD.
Linda, Here in Sweden, if the supporters of the far right Swedish'Demomcrats' disfavor Trump by a small majority,
KSC I am not clear on what you are saying. If the far right Swedish Democrats disfavor Trump by a small majority, which groups favor Trump? I would have expected it to be the far right.
Yah, Linda, that is what I am remarking on. Mind you, this is a poll of the public supporters not the leadership….who rub elbows with Bannon and his ilk and are all in MAGA/MSGA. But for the people…most rural..who have supported the SD here Trump is a bridge too far.
This adds perspective on Europe Linda and all: https://yougov.co.uk/politics/articles/50844-who-do-europeans-want-to-win-the-2024-us-presidential-election. It shows the Swedish results for the different alliance partners.
Germans have learned from their own history, and I appreciate their support for those of us who want to remain a democracy and have the rule of law, rather than dictatorship.
I think it's good that you are in Germany, if trump were to win. I'm long past ready to be rid of him.