Writing to you from Portugal. One of my friends here (she is from the US) was in Tomar, a rather small town in the centre of the country. She posted on fb a photo of a balcony in Tomar with an Australian flag and a Trump/Vance poster. She was shocked. Most of the comments to her post (from Portuguese and Americans) also expressed shock. …
Writing to you from Portugal. One of my friends here (she is from the US) was in Tomar, a rather small town in the centre of the country. She posted on fb a photo of a balcony in Tomar with an Australian flag and a Trump/Vance poster. She was shocked. Most of the comments to her post (from Portuguese and Americans) also expressed shock. But one of her Portuguese friends defiantly criticised her for posting her comment and claimed that no republican would make a similar comment about a Harris/Waltz poster. Everyone else challenged her but this woman stood firm. She will not benefit directly from a Trump win and yet she seems to have joined the cult. And it is incomprehensible to me and to the others who commented on her post. Here, we are all (at least most of us) very worried about another Trump presidency - we won't be directly impacted by the misogyny or lack of health care, but.... Ukraine, world economy , NATO... I really REALLY don't get it either!
its the media hijacking and stoking alot of pre-existing resentments and intolerances and creating new ones as well. Many of these people are just living in a different information world than you and I that then directs their feelings.
Writing to you from Portugal. One of my friends here (she is from the US) was in Tomar, a rather small town in the centre of the country. She posted on fb a photo of a balcony in Tomar with an Australian flag and a Trump/Vance poster. She was shocked. Most of the comments to her post (from Portuguese and Americans) also expressed shock. But one of her Portuguese friends defiantly criticised her for posting her comment and claimed that no republican would make a similar comment about a Harris/Waltz poster. Everyone else challenged her but this woman stood firm. She will not benefit directly from a Trump win and yet she seems to have joined the cult. And it is incomprehensible to me and to the others who commented on her post. Here, we are all (at least most of us) very worried about another Trump presidency - we won't be directly impacted by the misogyny or lack of health care, but.... Ukraine, world economy , NATO... I really REALLY don't get it either!
I definitely agree. Since the US news media very rarely brings up global politics. Trump would be a disaster for the world
Australia, S. Africa, USA--apartheid.
its the media hijacking and stoking alot of pre-existing resentments and intolerances and creating new ones as well. Many of these people are just living in a different information world than you and I that then directs their feelings.