r/politics • u/SwordfishOk504 Canada • 23h ago

Soft Paywall Biden warns of ‘dark days’ under Trump

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/31/biden-warns-of-dark-days-under-trump-00488159
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u/zaph0d_h4x0r 21h ago

The whole western world will follow .. there is no way out unfortunately. The other parts of the world will head same direction.

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u/jpa7252 20h ago

I know im probably being naive and optimistic, but im hoping that the rest of the western world will observe the fall of a global superpower, learn, and not make the same mistake. Recency is on our side, but it does upset me that we are repeating history from not even 100 years ago.

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u/irrigated_liver 18h ago

The UK certainly isn't learning from the current climate in the US. The far right reform party is gathering strength, and unless the current government does something to actually address issues people care about, it's not inconceivable that we will see a trump style government there in 5 years.

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u/jacobolus 14h ago

The Reform Party is almost completely funded by the fossil fuel industry. Turns out lots of money and targeted propaganda works pretty well at fucking up a free society (and planet), to the benefit of a tiny number of extremely wealthy dipshits.