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.
This survey asked only half the Europeans? [sarcasm / hoping for 100%]
So half of Europeans have been paying attention.
I was about to say: half? Is the other half stupid? I thought everyone in Europe had internet. Are Americans confusing Europe for Afrika again?
Half of USA, too.
I read that headline as “half the Europeans are stupid” that seems about right in my experience too
half of Americans do too!
We also believe he’s the enemy of all people, surely. Not just us, but his own people as well.
What’s wrong with the other half?
Because he basically says so but every opportunity?
…this comment made no sense and adds nothing to the conversation…
Nine European countries*
The other half is simply not asked for.
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.
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
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. 😑
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.
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
Almost the same amount for Americans lol
People ain’t that different. Ironically, the great effectiveness of the same racist rhetoric in different cultures proves that.
