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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It will last for as long as he’s in office and possibly longer if another maga goes in. We will be shut out until we can demonstrate reliability and trust. That’s not happening with the current administration and possibly the next.

The global economy will continue on without us. It may not be comfortable for them, but they will carry on. [/quote]

Canadian here. This will outlive Maga. We now know that we are always 4 years away from another nutcase in the Whitehouse. We cannot trust or rely on the US again.[/quote]
Understand how you feel, but don’t think MAGA can’t happen in Canada or Europe.  Trump learned from Orban, and every other country has a populist right wing that’s learning from Trump.  Every democratic country is one election away from becoming like the US.[/quote]

I’m not sure that’s the case.  The political systems in many democracies are very different to that in the US. In most major European countries, it is rare for one political party to govern in its own right. They mostly rely on coalitions which necessitate compromise and does not concentrate power in the same way. In parliamentary democracies, power does not vest in one person who has executive powers like the US president. Remember how PM Liz Truss got the boot from her own party in the UK?

I think Trump’s current moves are possibly weakening support for the far right in many countries. You can see that in the conservative press in many places. Australia is in the run up to a federal election next month and the leader of the conservative opposition party has significantly toned down his approach (after previously deploying some obvious Trumpian rhetoric). Australia saw itself as a loyal ally and its dollar is now being pummelled after Trump announced 10% tariffs (despite Australia having no tariffs on the US). Of course Australia’s compulsory preferential voting system also mitigates against extreme political platforms. [/quote]

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