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Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France by RcouF1uZ4gsC on Sunday July 02, 2017 @06:38PM (#14684703)
You don't have Trump, but other than Switzerland, any of the European countries are within a generation of being ruled by an autocrat with far more power than Trump. From Franco in Spain, De Gaulle in France, Hitler in Germany and even some the of post WWII Chancellors were pretty autocratic. In addition, Europe seems to have far more tolerance for government intervention in everyday life. In addition, especially in Germany, criminal speech codes have kept a lot of badness under the surface without a legal way to voice it.

Thus, IMHO there is a volcano under the surface, and if it goes off and someone like Trump comes to power,they will be controlling a more pervasive government that can do far more harm than the US government.

Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France by rockinghigh on Monday July 03, 2017 @03:03AM (#14686413)
You may want to read about who De Gaulle was. Comparing him to Hitler or Franco is ridiculous.
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France by mattmanser on Sunday July 02, 2017 @07:05PM (#14684775)
It's 72 years since Hitler or Mussolini, how's that within a generation?
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France by thaumasiotes on Sunday July 02, 2017 @09:22PM (#14685298)
RcouF1uZ4gsC probably confused "within a generation" with "within living memory".
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France by antod on Tuesday July 04, 2017 @05:08AM (#14694585)
Maybe he meant they turned into fascist states ruled by Hitler or Mussolini within a generation?
Re:Welcoming Tech Talent from Around the World to France by wott on Sunday July 02, 2017 @07:15PM (#14684807)
Franco, Hitler and... De Gaulle lumped together. All right, mate...