Andi Page 🔶
@andipage.bsky.social
Social democrat and philosophical liberal. Health/LGBT rights campaigner. Trying to be a decent human being. Believer in making small changes. Learning Polish.
There is some truth in that. But Donald Trump is no Metternich, Bismarck or even Disraeli. None of them would have been so dismissive of the need for allies, nor would they have undertaken actions that would damage their own nations' international reputation and economic strength.
March 4, 2025 at 8:54 AM
There is some truth in that. But Donald Trump is no Metternich, Bismarck or even Disraeli. None of them would have been so dismissive of the need for allies, nor would they have undertaken actions that would damage their own nations' international reputation and economic strength.
It's also interesting that, in Poland, areas which were part of German before WW1 are far more likely to vote Civil Platform, while people in the former Russian-occupied areas (large cities excepted) are more likely to vote United Right.
Not an entirely dissimilar picture.
Not an entirely dissimilar picture.
February 24, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It's also interesting that, in Poland, areas which were part of German before WW1 are far more likely to vote Civil Platform, while people in the former Russian-occupied areas (large cities excepted) are more likely to vote United Right.
Not an entirely dissimilar picture.
Not an entirely dissimilar picture.