r/europe • u/Caciulacdlac • Jun 01 '25

Data Polish Presidential Elections exit poll

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u/Willythechilly Sweden Jun 01 '25

Has Europe or the world always been this insane with votes or is this a recent thing?

Asking this as a European myself but i feel for most of the 19th century politicans were usually at least outwardly..."proper" if that makes sense?

Like not counting in Hitler

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u/Comfortable_Wear944 Jun 01 '25

far right nationalism is on the rise pretty much everywhere :<

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u/Willythechilly Sweden Jun 01 '25 edited Jun 02 '25

But why does it in general take the form of seeming mental retardation and weird candidates?

They all have some weird belief or shady background

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u/boothie Jun 01 '25

Weird belief goes hand in hand with far right nationalism.

Also a lot of these types bank on not being part of the establishment, standing clearly apart from them in their oddity seems to be part of the strategy.

Being a "Bloke you can have a beer with at the pub" is another one and it seems to weigh well above qualifications, diplomatic ability and fitness for the office