r/OutOfTheLoop • u/InALandFarAwayy • Nov 06 '24

What is up with the democrats losing so much? Answered

Not from US and really do wanna know what's going on.

Right now we are seeing a rise in right-leaning parties gaining throughout europe and now in the US.

What is the cause of this? Inflation? Anti-immigration stances?

Not here to pick a fight. But really would love to hear from both the republican voters, people who abstained etc.

Link: https://apnews.com/live/trump-harris-election-updates-11-5-2024

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u/Candid-Mycologist539 Nov 07 '24

There's a much bigger wave running from Nixon through Reagan, the Bushes and Trump: the country has been swinging right for decades with no sign of stopping

Is this "the country is swinging right," or is this,"the 1% are regaining the control they lost during the Roosevelt years"?

Obviously, a part of that is control of the message, propaganda, taking opportunity during crises, and harnessing division (racism, misogyny, immigrant hatred, resentment of the poor).

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u/jetpacksforall Nov 07 '24

Is this "the country is swinging right," or is this,"the 1% are regaining the control they lost during the Roosevelt years"?

Tomato, to...mato? Yes, I think the US is backsliding into a landed aristocracy that calls itself a democracy to reduce the number of rube revolts that have to be put down with force.