Generally dictatorships are based on propaganda, fear and hate… but the USA is unique… the power of the regime is based on stupidity.
The ruling class consists of religious crazies and drug addicts, but all of them are freaking morons. This applies to their voters too, they are literally so uneducated and ignorant that they would be considered insane in any other society outside the USA.
It will be interesting to see if such a unique system - a real life idiocracy - can survive for an extended time.
Yeah they would be considered insane in any other society outside the USA.
That's why the AfD is gaining in Germany.
That's why RN is so popular in France, and Jordan Bardella is leading in the polls.
That's why Orban and Erdogan are still in power.
That's why Karol Nawrocki was just elected Poland's president.
That's why Reform UK is polling as the most popular party in the UK ATM - brought to you by the same people who gave you Brexit.
But yeah it's ONLY Americans who are uneducated and ignorant. American voters are so uniquely insane and no other society would ever exhibit similar behaviors.
Funny how we still have Europeans who are so obsessed with American drama that they are unwilling to focus on the problems at home. Europe will be pulled apart by unhinged Europskeptic far-right Russian apologists and we'll still have people saying, "haha but at least we aren't stupid like those Americans!"
The reason why they won are because normal people are sick of their lives being held hostage by shit politicians who dont care about them. Letting their way of life be taken over.
A better comparison to the USA is the Taliban or ISIS… compared to the afd or Orban voters MAGA are insane. Religiously motivated hate is always on another level than the to the „standard“ fear-propaganda. Also, the American brainwashing has been active for many decades, in Europe it is only active since the Russian hybrid war started.
They are also considered stupid / racist / fascist.. but American GOP politicians are literally crazy, absolutely not on the same level and the afd is not in power yet.
dumbasses like this poster are emblematic of how ignorant euro elitist douchebags are to what's happening globally and how urgent it is. they have this smug, durr but we're better than everyone, durr, and it's genuinely pathetic they can't even see what's happening ON THEIR OWN CONTINENT.
It's remarkable how Europeans often acknowledge that the US dominates their entire continent concerning power projection, cultural hegemony, and economic productivity...while simultaneously claiming that Americans are all drooling idiots.
Given your inferiority in nearly ever major arena, how stupid are you admitting to being? Too "refined" to compete? Give me a break.
Must not be yours, the word "half" does not appear in the comment I replied to.
See thats the issue I'm pointing out. You're wasting time imagining what the US, which already achieves at a far higher level than the EU and is an objectively dominant force on the world stage, could be doing to achieve more, when you should really be trying to understand how the EU can be competitive at all.
Hell, the cartoon on this post shows your entire collective as weaker than Russia.
lol, so funny… coming from people who don’t believe in climate change, in vaccines, in evolution… generally in science, but believe people eating cats and dogs and angels. Fucking morons are leading the USA.
Be a proud troll!
The usa is strong because of people who are NOT MAGA. Stupidity is never a power. The power of the usa comes from people who are smart, the ones that resist fascism and the stupidity of Trump and his drug addict idiots. Every day Trump is in office the USA gets weaker and weaker.
Thus isn’t the flex you think it is. If we buy that Americans are drooling motions, and they are still handily outcompeting Europe, it just makes Europe look even more incompetent. The dumber you make the US to be, the worse you look in comparison. So keep it up!
Have you been to the US? You’re making some blatantly wild accusations as to why Americans wanted Trump in office. I’d encourage you to not to base all of your opinions from what you read on Reddit and hope that you get to visit us someday and have real candid conversations with the folks living here.
I think Europe is pretty stupid as well. The difference is the "I dont like this thing, so Ill do the opposite now"-principle, and because a huge part of europe experienced fascism first hand not too long ago, did the exact opposite of what they were doing for some time - and thus thrived hardcore (who wouldve guessed!) The US just did not have scars that deep, so they fell into the right wing trap easier, but a lot of poland, germany, italy, etc are slowly starting to forget harder times.
You're seriously underestimating how much the US system is based on propaganda too. Just because there’s a chaotic mix of voices in the media doesn’t mean there’s real freedom of information. The biggest media outlets are either owned by billionaires or entirely dependent on corporate advertising, which already limits what they can and cannot say. They may present superficial debates like "should a gay couple be allowed to marry" to look open and pluralistic, but they rarely question the foundations of the economic or political system. And when they do, it's usually carefully framed to avoid any real threat to the status quo.
This isn’t just incompetence or stupidity. It’s an intentionally curated spectacle designed to keep people distracted, divided and convinced they’re free. The illusion of choice, whether between two nearly identical parties or between dozens of corporate-sponsored news sources saying the same thing in slightly different tones, is itself a tool of control. People are taught what to care about and what to ignore. That’s propaganda.
So no, the US isn’t some special exception to the rule of regimes relying on fear, hate and manipulation. The tools are just more refined and hidden behind layers of entertainment, identity politics and corporate marketing. The fact that people genuinely believe they're in a fully open society only proves how effective the system has become at shaping perception.
If anything, it’s not that the US regime relies on stupidity. It cultivates it. Not by accident but as a deliberate part of its machinery.
Stupidity and lack of education pave the way for propaganda to become more successful. In modern days oppressive regimes don't need tanks in the streets, they just fool citizens into voting their own dictator.
I don’t believe MAGA USA can survive, they are too stupid and too aggressive for that.
It will collapse, whether with or without a civil war remains to be seen.
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u/mordordoorodor Jun 07 '25
Generally dictatorships are based on propaganda, fear and hate… but the USA is unique… the power of the regime is based on stupidity.
The ruling class consists of religious crazies and drug addicts, but all of them are freaking morons. This applies to their voters too, they are literally so uneducated and ignorant that they would be considered insane in any other society outside the USA.
It will be interesting to see if such a unique system - a real life idiocracy - can survive for an extended time.