Nearly half of Europeans see Donald Trump as “an enemy of Europe”, rather more rate the risk of war with Russia as high and more than two-thirds believe their country would not be able to defend itself in the event of such a war, a survey has found.
The nine-country poll for the Paris-based European affairs debate platform Le Grand Continent also found that nearly three-quarters of respondents wanted their country to stay in the EU, with almost as many saying leaving the union had harmed the UK.
Jean-Yves Dormagen, a political science professor and founder of the polling agency Cluster17, said: “Europe is not only facing growing risks, it is also undergoing a transformation of its historical, geopolitical and political environment. The overall picture [of the survey] portrays a Europe that is anxious, that is deeply aware of its vulnerabilities and that is struggling to project itself positively into the future.”
The polling found that an average of 48% of people across the nine countries see Trump as an outright foe – ranging from highs of 62% in Belgium and 57% in France to lows of 37% in Croatia and 19% in Poland.
Only half!?
Thats not good. Thats way to low
It’s insane, but it should be expected. Fascists have been using social media, traditional media, and surveillance capitalism — big data and analytics — to wage psychological warfare for decades. Most of the major players are American corporations, and all of the world’s elite/oligarchs are all invested in them; they’re all just as anti-democratic, pro-authoritarianism, mentally ill, criminally corrupt, and depraved as each other.
This is the expected result when fascist state media like News Corp are allowed to exist; spewing disinformation 24/7. When a class of ultra-wealthy are allowed to exist, and the multi-tiered “democratic” and “justice” systems they create. When criminals are allowed to operate behind the liability shield of an LLC.
He’s an enemy to humanity. But of particular menace to US and EU.
As a Canadian I feel particularly vulnerable to his rhetoric and bullshit. America has a shit ton of crazies that would just love to invade this country and kill everything that moves.
Never 51. Elbows Up, my friend.
You hate to do it, but when the other persons gloves come off Canada answers the bell.
A menace to all liberal, democratic societies that value human rights and believe in real market competition that brings down prices and forces companies to focus on the needs of their customers and workforce (so not fake American-style competition rhetoric).
True, and I see him as an enemy of America too.
So half of Europeans are fucking idiots?
Didnt read the article (data walled) but from the excerpt, it could’ve been a choice between trump and Putin. I can’t say without seeing the numbers, but it’s possible.
Only half? For what I can see most countries here in Europe see the United States and Trump a bigger danger than China. One thing we know for certain, that the United States is not a democracy and can’t be treated as one.
Welcome to the club
62% in Belgium, kind of surprising as the minister of Defense, a Trump admirer himself, is quite popular in the north.
Half of Trump sees Europe as the enemy of Trump.
No, pretty sure the entirety of Trump does that.
Have you seen how the guy changes his opinion depending on who talked to him last?
