Actually, no. We’re not laughing. We’re horrified. It would be funny if this wasn’t the most powerful country on earth about to once again give command of the most powerful military on earth to a certified moron and clinical psychopath. If this was happening in Liechtenstein or Andorra, it would be funny.
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.
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.
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
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.
Trump is a viable politician. He’s winning the Republican primary by a wide margin and he’s up a few points on Biden in the general. He could win, that’s the definition of viable.
The biggest joke about Trump headlines is that Americans are still talking about him as if he’s still a viable politician.
Trump isn’t the joke - the world isn’t laughing at Trump.
The American political system is - the world is laughing at America as a whole.
Actually, no. We’re not laughing. We’re horrified. It would be funny if this wasn’t the most powerful country on earth about to once again give command of the most powerful military on earth to a certified moron and clinical psychopath. If this was happening in Liechtenstein or Andorra, it would be funny.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
We were all a bit shocked tbh, but after a sink-in moment it was like: " Welp, back to voting in 6 months"
Trump is a viable politician. He’s winning the Republican primary by a wide margin and he’s up a few points on Biden in the general. He could win, that’s the definition of viable.