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.
Indeed, time to build a formal EU Armed Forces and tell the AmeriKans to GTFO of Ramstein and NATO.
If we had started in 2016 we could maybe do that now. Remember Krim happened in 2014. If we weren’t a little slow we’d be there today.
62% in Belgium, kind of surprising as the minister of Defense, a Trump admirer himself, is quite popular in the north.
I believe it’s the same thing in France. People despise and mock the US administration yet love the local versions of Trump. Their minds are taken on by a oligarch media frenzy mixed with massive russian/Chinese social network attacks against western values replacing them with hate towards our own people but different from the historic skin color/religion and a focus on exaggerating the perception of corruption among those we have freely elected.
They lack clarity to the point I hope solar flares soon knock out the internet for a few weeks before elections. The short and long term damage from said solar flares would probably be way lower than what we might otherwise see happen! I can’t believe I’m saying this seriously, yet I see it.
only half? Oh yeah, Fascism still a thing in Europe.
Which country is fascist run in Europe? Or what do you mean?
Italy?
True. I forgot.
Still the comment makes it sound like it’s all over Europe.
It is all over Europe with maybe some exceptions.
These parties are getting big enough to be in the government if the democratic ones do not stay away from them.
Centrist parties are flirting with the fascists topics hoping to gain a few percentage points but what actually happens is they legitimize them and the fascists gain these points
There are definitely worrying trends even in those countries where fascists are not in majority (yet). It’s not looking good. We can’t have a repeat of what happened almost a hundred years ago. Nobody among the people wants that.
Hungary and turkey with a general rise of far right parties in France, Germany and the UK. I’d say fascism is pretty popular over there.
I guess it’s in every continent these days. 😑
He’s an enemy to humanity. But of particular menace to US and EU.
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).
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.
Fellow Canadian here. We also have our fair share of fucktards who would welcome this fascist pedo with open arms.
Idk American geopolitical rivals are probably laughing their asses off looking at him.
I would put it different: he is an enemy of humanity as such.
I mean, it’s not like he keeps it a secret.
There are people who did not get how these tariffs are bad. Imagine the stupidity.
So like the same 50% opposition as in the US. This kind of seems like we’re all living under the same propaganda and international political machines.
Yep… All those Europeans getting high and mighty about how we need to “fix our county” need to realize they’re right behind us on the pipeline
This is a global problem
Living with the same misinformation also. People here in EU spew the same B’s talking points as in the US
I am amazed that someone think (pardon, believe because …) that Trump is friend to anybody.
The opposite of “enemy” is not “friend”.
Sorry, I mean the complement, just to be clear.
True.
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.
I thought it meant half of the EU saw him as a friend, but thank god that’s not quite true:
WTF Poland! The fucking Russians are next door and you still don’t see that Krasnov is working for them.
That must be a next level amount of cope. Hoping that the US would somehow help them
13% of the Dutch are fucking NSB’ers like their grandparents.
As an Australian id hate to see what % it is for Australians, 10% ?
Where are the stats for the non-EU European states?
Even if we ignore 90% of the things he has said about Europe I still think we have enough to come to that conclusion just on words alone.
He’s the enemy of everywhere except Russia.
So half of Europeans are fucking idiots?
I thought that too, but thankfully not quite:
