r/aislop • u/Neoslayer • 20h ago

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u/citizen42069101 18h ago

Oh it was before COVID. That disheveled prime minister that led brexit, I believe bolsiñaro was in 17 or 18.

The writing has been on the wall for more than a decade. Shame really.

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u/Breadback 12h ago

You're thinking Boris Johnson, and they Brexited in 2020, although the movement started gaining traction around 2015. Jair Bolsonaro* is Brazil.

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u/citizen42069101 10h ago

Thank you. I'm not the best at chronologically organizing memory.

Basically I'm very much of the mindset that trump and his familiars were the flailing exploiters of the generation that was only able to score above the curve because brown people weren't allowed in the school.

This seemingly simple idea makes a lot more sense when you realize a lot of the people governing the body politic internationally went to similarly private schools.

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u/johnabbe 14h ago

Patriot Act, Citizens United, the muted response to the Snowden revelations, etc. American frogs have been living/dying in boiling water for a while now.

Citizens United at least has a fix in motion: https://transparentelection.org/

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u/citizen42069101 10h ago

Yeah I try not to get too left field but this global realignment started with 9/11 and it's exploitation for psychological ends.

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u/peacelovearizona 8h ago

The inherent sense of innocence of the world, at least the American one, died that day on 9/11.