Your take on Merz is correct, even though it took a while for him (not his party) to get there (yup, opportunism). And yes, it is indeed worrisome that MAGA-like parties are gaining a lot of ground - all around the world. Partially, 'thanks' to Steve Bannon´s crusades. They are all linked, using the same playbook. And 'X' is part of that…
Your take on Merz is correct, even though it took a while for him (not his party) to get there (yup, opportunism). And yes, it is indeed worrisome that MAGA-like parties are gaining a lot of ground - all around the world. Partially, 'thanks' to Steve Bannon´s crusades. They are all linked, using the same playbook. And 'X' is part of that eco-system.
The thing that sort-of saves some countries from outright radical right, MAGA-like, wrecking-ball-ism, is the fact that a lot of them have a real multi-party system. And some of these countries still have some (large enough) parties that absolutely refuse to form a government with any extreme/radical pro-Russia right wing party. As long as these fascist parties do not get an absolute majority then these countries would be sort of 'saved'.
Europe does not trust the US anymore. And they shouldn´t. That is not completely new, but Trump has made it so very clear that there´s no way around it. I hope Europe will find their own way, FAST, because there is no relying on the US anymore. At all.
I agree. I certainly wouldn't trust the US anymore. Even when Biden shored up the NATO alliance and said the US was back, I thought that there was a lot of skepticism among our NATO allies. After all, why would you put your trust in somebody that could simply turn on a dime in the next election?
Your take on Merz is correct, even though it took a while for him (not his party) to get there (yup, opportunism). And yes, it is indeed worrisome that MAGA-like parties are gaining a lot of ground - all around the world. Partially, 'thanks' to Steve Bannon´s crusades. They are all linked, using the same playbook. And 'X' is part of that eco-system.
The thing that sort-of saves some countries from outright radical right, MAGA-like, wrecking-ball-ism, is the fact that a lot of them have a real multi-party system. And some of these countries still have some (large enough) parties that absolutely refuse to form a government with any extreme/radical pro-Russia right wing party. As long as these fascist parties do not get an absolute majority then these countries would be sort of 'saved'.
Europe does not trust the US anymore. And they shouldn´t. That is not completely new, but Trump has made it so very clear that there´s no way around it. I hope Europe will find their own way, FAST, because there is no relying on the US anymore. At all.
I agree. I certainly wouldn't trust the US anymore. Even when Biden shored up the NATO alliance and said the US was back, I thought that there was a lot of skepticism among our NATO allies. After all, why would you put your trust in somebody that could simply turn on a dime in the next election?