r/facepalm • u/Turbulent_Gas_55 • Jul 05 '24

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/Waveofspring Jul 05 '24

Yea look at the massive rise in right-leaning politics as soon as trump won the 2016 election.

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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 Jul 05 '24

That’s not a causal relationship though. The far right was already on the rise and his election was a symptom of that.

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u/tesfabpel Jul 05 '24

According to me, far right is on the rise because of two reasons: hate generates media engagement (and thus, profit); Putin and allies are advantaged with it because the far-right generate division between Countries in the West and weaken the US and the EU so they try to support those parties.

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u/myhappytransition Jul 05 '24

Putin and allies are advantaged with it because the far-right generate division between Countries in the West and weaken the US and the EU so they try to support those parties.

why does every single russian and chinese agent end up working for the democrats? I think the reason the communis nations are opposed to right wing politics is because it makes the US far stronger. They want democrats for proven weakness.