Belgium forms far-right party TRUMP named after Donald Trump (newsukraine.rbc.ua)
from schizoidman@lemmy.zip to world@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 07:10
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cross-posted from: lemmy.zip/post/53285536

The founder of the party is Salvatore Nicotra, former head of the Belgian National Front (NF). According to him, the name TRUMP is an abbreviation for Tous Réunis pour l’Union des Mouvements Populistes (“All United for the Union of Populist Movements”). The politician explicitly associates the party’s brand with the image of Donald Trump.

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Linktank@lemmy.today on 18 Nov 08:19 next collapse

Gross.

synapse1278@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 09:34 next collapse

I am surprised they brand themselves “Populistes” which in French language has a very negative meaning. It literally means you say whatever people want to hear to get elected without following through on your promises. At least in a sense, they are honest about it…

wewbull@feddit.uk on 18 Nov 11:57 next collapse

I think that’s how the word is used across Europe. Not the American “do what the people want” way.

theneverfox@pawb.social on 18 Nov 15:16 next collapse

We can that a demagogue, populist has lost most of the negative connotations after decades where neither of our two parties would even barely even bother to pretend they were on the side of the people

posDetected@sh.itjust.works on 19 Nov 09:37 collapse

I mean not really. Populist means you care (or pretend to) care about the people. Even in french

FosterMolasses@leminal.space on 18 Nov 10:31 next collapse

For shame Belgium.

I guess those residents’ visas were denied entry, so they figured “If I can’t be fascist in America, I’ll just bring fascism here!”

porcoesphino@mander.xyz on 18 Nov 10:40 next collapse

It reminds me of Trumpet of Patriots in Australia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet_of_Patriots

AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space on 18 Nov 11:31 collapse

Named after Trump won the election, but before it went pear-shaped enough to deliver a second Labor term. Calling the party the Australian Trump Party or something would have invited a trademark lawsuit (you don’t get to where Trump is by leaving money on the table), so they chose a plausibly-deniable name, in the sense that it sounds like some kind of very American mashup of Biblical imagery and Cold War-era nationalism. The electorate took one look and said “yeah, nah”

WILSOOON@programming.dev on 18 Nov 10:42 next collapse

Local belgian here, dont worry too much. Even if retardus maximus here, gets elected not a lot will change since itll take at least 500 days just to make a government and it will last less than a year since everyone will still be fighting each other because thats just how we roll.

Being the world’s most successful failed state has its advantages.

DacoTaco@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 11:11 next collapse

Eeehhhh, the us might take that record of no functioning government from us haha.

Either case, this person is right. Regardless, the party can fuck right off. If our far right party isnt right enough, something is massively wrong.

WILSOOON@programming.dev on 18 Nov 20:53 collapse

Gods i hope not, thats the only thing we have going for us

SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca on 18 Nov 17:21 next collapse

retardus maximus here, gets elected

<img alt="" src="https://lemmy.ca/pictrs/image/8273a085-507e-48bb-8be9-184b1bd90e88.png">

Weetardus maximus? Weally?

PalmTreeIsBestTree@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 20:32 collapse

Isn’t this why your car infrastructure is stuck in the 1970s similar to America?

WILSOOON@programming.dev on 18 Nov 20:55 next collapse

Our car infratructure is fiiiine, dont listen to what thet tell you, those arent potholes, those are organic road micro lakes!

posDetected@sh.itjust.works on 19 Nov 09:36 collapse

There’s highway everywhere

switcheroo@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 20:46 next collapse

I’ll never understand the appeal of this ugly, gross, diaper-wearing, idiotic, hateful, sack of spoiled mayo and diarrhea…

“He’s a rapist, felon, pedophile, yeah that’s what we wanna be like!” – said by this “political party” of shit-for-brains…

Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.ca on 18 Nov 21:39 next collapse

Some folks out of y’all never got over losing the Congo did you?

posDetected@sh.itjust.works on 19 Nov 09:35 collapse

Lmao trust me they did perfectly fine.

SkabySkalywag@lemmy.world on 18 Nov 21:49 next collapse

I swear to god this global whack-a-mole trying to smack nazis.

tirednapstablook@lemmings.world on 19 Nov 11:07 collapse

Trump is making a lot of money for his nation’s rulers so naturally other nations want to follow suit.

thorhop@sopuli.xyz on 18 Nov 22:27 next collapse

Should have named it PEDO then.

posDetected@sh.itjust.works on 19 Nov 09:37 next collapse

The French part of Belgium hates nazis.

phutatorius@lemmy.zip on 19 Nov 12:02 next collapse

So when Trump drops dead, will they all fuck off?

phoenixz@lemmy.ca on 19 Nov 12:51 next collapse

All United for the Union of Populist Movements is awesome! We do hate those splitters from the Union of Populist for all United Movements" though

sturmblast@lemmy.world on 19 Nov 13:43 next collapse

Weird ass cultists

melsaskca@lemmy.ca on 19 Nov 13:45 collapse

Oh-oh. This guys timing, when creating a new party based on Trump, is bad. Just in time for trump’s fall from grace degeneracy.