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Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by jeppester on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:20PM (#46670527)
That was my main learning from the last election: The difference between Americans and Europeans truly is much greater than I'd ever expect.

I really thought that it was impossible for Trump to get elected again. Everyone was warned, yet they wanted him back.

Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by huhkerrf on Sunday January 18, 2026 @02:36PM (#46671342)
My brother, Giorgia Meloni is Italian PM and Marine Le Pen got 42% of the vote in 2022.
Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by pjc50 on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:23PM (#46670567)
Do not underestimate latent European fascism, which is easily promoted using the same issue: immigrants. Most countries have a not-quite-majority for doing their own version of Ice, including shooting civilians.
Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by lazide on Sunday January 18, 2026 @01:31PM (#46670674)
The pendulum swings. It was less than a 100 years ago that the roles were quite literally reversed.
Re:The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable by vagrantJin on Monday January 19, 2026 @03:04AM (#46676128)
Of democracy, thats a feature, not a bug. The people spoke, the people received.

There is no flaw in the principle of that process. Its as old as time. Pontius pilate, 2000 years ago, had the exact same headache.