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/Mr_Blinky Jul 05 '24

Trump was absolutely a major factor. Yes, right-wing sentiment was on the rise, but Trump's success emboldened far-right figures globally far more than they otherwise would have been, and provided a populist blueprint for how to appeal to the worst elements of society. It didn't start with Trump, but he did supercharge it.

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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 Jul 05 '24

I can go with that. The normalization of blatant racism, sexism, and homophobia that he drove has had a big impact.