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[–] PhilipTheBucket@ponder.cat -1 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

See, this is what I'm talking about. I wonder if there is an exact mirror-image complaint from the opposite side, with just as impassioned a presentation, that talks about how the budget isn't austere enough, and doesn't do enough to crack down on immigrants, and that's the reason why we have to eject the current government. The stuff in the article sounds much more like that side. Everything in it is that National Rally is withdrawing support because the current plans don't go far enough in hurting ordinary people. Right?

I'm saying that same pattern is exactly what happened in the US. Everyone had their own reasons they absorbed from social media why ~~Biden~~ Harris was totally unacceptable, and the reasons weren't even consistent with each other, just tailored to what would resonate with each individual person. ~~He~~ she was way too hard on Israel, and way too soft on Israel, and way too corporate-friendly, and way too much of a communist with her economics, and so on and so on, depending on the person. And the solution proposed was going to make the left's version of what was the problem a whole lot worse.

It would be weird if both elections happened to follow the exact same pattern, with the result that the country's government collapsed "democratically" into impotence in exactly the same way. Right?

And yes, I realize it's hilarious for an American to be implying that someone is meddling in our elections to force in a leader that's aligned with our interests, and against the interests of the people of the country, as if it's all unfair for that to happen.

[–] wkk@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

The secret ingredient is misinformation.