Here is a list where the population dislikes Trump the most: Denmark, Mexico, Sweden, Germany, Spain, Canada
Where is he popular: Israel, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Hungary
My first thought is: it depends on the impact of Trump's policy for these countries.
But I think it goes deeper than that. It also has to do with the form of making politics and the mentality of the people in these countries. I think nationalism is very strong in Hungary and India. Whereas we in Germany are very critical of that.
I think Trump would have been crushed in every election against Biden, Clinton or Harris in Germany. There were surveys that showed 6% of Germans would have voted for Trump against Clinton. However, as this election has proved surveys can be biased.
I cannot speak for other countries. I cannot imagine a Trump, Milei, Musk like figure as chancellor in Germany. At least for now. We don't like "the art of the deal" politics. Look at Scholz and Merkel. German politics should not look like an HBO drama series. We want our politics to be boring and pragmatic. And libertarians are a minority where I live. I cannot imagine a billioniaire to be German chancellor. Germans politics becomes more and more US like. But wealth is something to brag about when you are a public figure. There is a lot of envy.
I think Merz is similar to Trump in some ways. Merz is a millionaire, economically business friendly, he is also a business man and worked for Blackrock. But Merz is very unpopular just for these characteristics. He lost 3 times in infightings within his party before becoming chancellor. He became chancellor despite this biography.
The AfD is led by two people. Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel. I have to very careful what to say you know German free speech laws are very strict. Weidel is a lesbian that lives in Switzerland and is married to a woman from Sri Lanka. The other guy is a trained painter, not very educated but he symbolizes the common man for the supporters. Some party elites considered him the future of the party. Fun fact in a past election the AfD wanted to force the German youth o learn German poems by heart at schools. A kid journalist in an interview asked Chrupalla what his favorite German poem was and he couldn't name one. This was embarrassing. Then there is Björn Höcke. According to a German court you are allowed to call him a fascist. There was a TV show that asked AfD politicians whether some quotes stemmed from Höcke's books or stemmed from Hitler's Mein Kampf and they couldn't differentiate between them.
I think authoritarians can also be popular in Germany. Way too many Germans idealize Putin. Especially in Eastern Germany. Not many business men try to become politicians though. Moreover, I couldn't imagine a TV celebrity becoming chancellor. Most Germans would consider them too detached from the common men. Moreover, economic disruption isn't that popular yet. There is growing demand for reforms in Germany. But tax cuts for the mega wealthy would be judged very crtitically. The media landscape is too far left so that Trump's economic policies would be accepted by the mainstream.
Where is he popular: Israel, Nigeria, Kenya, India, Hungary
My first thought is: it depends on the impact of Trump's policy for these countries.
But I think it goes deeper than that. It also has to do with the form of making politics and the mentality of the people in these countries. I think nationalism is very strong in Hungary and India. Whereas we in Germany are very critical of that.
I think Trump would have been crushed in every election against Biden, Clinton or Harris in Germany. There were surveys that showed 6% of Germans would have voted for Trump against Clinton. However, as this election has proved surveys can be biased.
I cannot speak for other countries. I cannot imagine a Trump, Milei, Musk like figure as chancellor in Germany. At least for now. We don't like "the art of the deal" politics. Look at Scholz and Merkel. German politics should not look like an HBO drama series. We want our politics to be boring and pragmatic. And libertarians are a minority where I live. I cannot imagine a billioniaire to be German chancellor. Germans politics becomes more and more US like. But wealth is something to brag about when you are a public figure. There is a lot of envy.
I think Merz is similar to Trump in some ways. Merz is a millionaire, economically business friendly, he is also a business man and worked for Blackrock. But Merz is very unpopular just for these characteristics. He lost 3 times in infightings within his party before becoming chancellor. He became chancellor despite this biography.
The AfD is led by two people. Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel. I have to very careful what to say you know German free speech laws are very strict. Weidel is a lesbian that lives in Switzerland and is married to a woman from Sri Lanka. The other guy is a trained painter, not very educated but he symbolizes the common man for the supporters. Some party elites considered him the future of the party. Fun fact in a past election the AfD wanted to force the German youth o learn German poems by heart at schools. A kid journalist in an interview asked Chrupalla what his favorite German poem was and he couldn't name one. This was embarrassing. Then there is Björn Höcke. According to a German court you are allowed to call him a fascist. There was a TV show that asked AfD politicians whether some quotes stemmed from Höcke's books or stemmed from Hitler's Mein Kampf and they couldn't differentiate between them.
I think authoritarians can also be popular in Germany. Way too many Germans idealize Putin. Especially in Eastern Germany. Not many business men try to become politicians though. Moreover, I couldn't imagine a TV celebrity becoming chancellor. Most Germans would consider them too detached from the common men. Moreover, economic disruption isn't that popular yet. There is growing demand for reforms in Germany. But tax cuts for the mega wealthy would be judged very crtitically. The media landscape is too far left so that Trump's economic policies would be accepted by the mainstream.
