• Angry_Autist (he/him)
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    162 months ago

    You, the French, have not been the target of a 40 year war against public education by the right wing. Americans are on average significantly less capable of rational thought because of it. Source: I am an American raised in the crippled education system I mentioned before.

    • @[email protected]
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      352 months ago

      It’s a bit naive to think Western Europe hasn’t been under attack from the right wing at least as long as the US has. They’ve had wars over it that never really reached US shores, and it never really went away. All of the strategies that have been used in the US were piloted and honed in Europe – look up the activities there by Manafort, Stone, Bannon, etc. all the same names who have been implementing the shit you’re seeing in the US were active in Western and Eastern Europe years before this. It’s been going on there far longer.

      It’s amazing to me that people in the US haven’t been paying attention to what’s gone on there and learning from their successes.

        • @[email protected]
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          212 months ago

          It’s pretty naive to think there is any other country on the planet that could cause the world more damage if turned fascist.

          I never said that, and I’m confused how you got that from my comment.

          In fact, if you look through my history, you’ll see I’ve said if the US goes fascist, that will be a huge problem for the whole world.

          I’m not downplaying the threat at all – quite the opposite. We’re on the same side, and I’m not sure why you’re attacking me here.

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          202 months ago

          Ah yes, Europe never had to deal with such far right-wingers. We’d like borrow the term you guys came up with to describe them in case we ever face such violent fascists. What was it again?

          Oh right, Nazis.