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[–] generalpotato@lemmy.world 65 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Thanks for sharing our pain. I don’t understand how people pretend that Europe isn’t going thru the same stuff like we are in the US.

Inflation, migration debates, cost of living crises, rise of authoritarianism, income inequality, all of this is and has been global. Some places affected more than others depending on what you look at.

[–] solidstate@feddit.de 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I am also from Germany. Political and cultural developments that happen in the US will in some form arrive in Europe with a delay of about 10 years, at least that is how I often felt.

[–] menemen@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Income inequality is not a huge problem in many parts of Europe. The distribution of wealth is. A fine, but important difference, because the effects of this are much worse.