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Dragged down by an unpopular president, Republicans are bracing for a midterm trouncing
(www.theguardian.com)
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Any chance you can return the “depose the fascist” favor? You do kinda owe us one.
Unfortunately, in Germany we are also facing major problems with the resurgence of fascism. Here, it takes the form of the AfD these days, a right-wing extremist party that basically stands for the same inhumane ideology as MAGA: hatred, greed and blatant stupidity.
I attribute the popularity of these damn fascists primarily to the fact that Europe uses the same US social media platforms, which are controlled by the same billionaires. Another reason may be that Europe is also experiencing an economic downturn, and the AfD, like MAGA, promises a return to "the golden days," which is of course a blatant lie, especially since the AfD is a neoliberal party that, like MAGA, exclusively pursues policies that benefit the super-rich - yet somehow people here don't seem to see through this either.
So I'm afraid we can't help out, especially since the world today is a completely different place, if only because of nuclear weapons. Sorry :(
I'm afraid I phrased that incorrectly: In Germany, the US president is despised by the vast majority of rational-minded people, but unfortunately there are also many completely brainless, hateful people here who vote for a party that stands for exactly the same Nazi bullshit.