For so long we have always referred back to Nazi Germany as the last massive fascist and authoritarian takeover, but with America at the gates ready to go full fascist, the Germans must atleast be relieved that in a few years we will be talking about MAGA America instead of Nazi Germany.

W for the Germans I suppose.

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    As a german i can tell you. Nope.

    Shit is going down here too. And a big part of german culture is not being happy.

    Political we have a chancler who worked for blackrock is opportunistic (in a bad way) and snuggles with the AfD. He leads a cabinet of corrupt dynastic politicians.

    The nazis of the AfD, despite them seemingly breaking right now, is still growing and wont be banned it seems…

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    No, I imagine Germans are not happy. I imagine they’re as sad as anybody that America failed to learn from Germany’s mistakes. Only the extremely selfish and narcissistic would go “hey my country looks better now because another country is committing atrocities”

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    I’m gonna guess that most Germans aren’t actually viewing the situation as a zero-sum game. So no, I don’t think the US breaking bad is going to make Germans happier, in general.

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    I think Putin and Netanyahu are a lot further along on this path. We will be spoiled for choice of places to refer back to.

    • Israel has actual protests against the government ongoing. It’s not clear if Netanyahu will manage to win the next election.

      There are no protests in Russia at all and elections are a farce.