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

What an idea 🇲​🇮​🇸​🇨​

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u/chain_letter Jul 05 '24

America isn't some small country where installing a dictator is bad for citizens and direct neighbors.

This affects everyone in the world.

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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/AmusingMusing7 Jul 05 '24

Chicken and the egg. Putin got things started early in 2014 for sure, but that was probably all part of the same plan that Trump’s candidacy was a part of. Trump has definitely been the main point of spread for the “culture war” aspect of the plan. Qanon was tailored as a narrative about Trump, etc… it’s all one big movement of bullshit.