Is anyone here from a country NOT called USA where they pile up a bunch of people in the background of a politician who then gets applause for everything?
I have literally never seen this in Europe. In Germany, we’d probably consider this “weird” in case our politicians did that. Feels a bit like clicking the thumbs-up button of my own social media post…
Swiss politics are generally way less people-focussed. Heck, I don’t even know who our president is currently. So this would be very ridiculous here.
Obama noticed a lady fainting behind him during a speech.
Way more important. You treat your politician as celebrities. You need to see them guilty until proven otherwise!
It’s America. They are “special”.
We consider this weird in Germany for good reasons. You know, historical precedent and stuff.
We used to consider it weird here too. There was this initiative called No Child Left Behind that was put into place by George W. Bush which pushed kids through school whether they had the grades to pass or not. Since then, the curriculum changed several times, each time, getting simpler than the last. They systematically dumbed down the American people and now we have a population with little to no critical thinking and a primary school reading level as the average. Also, out of all that, the loudest in the room is often the dumbest, so the bar is so low, you don’t even have to worry about tripping on it. I really hope this new trend to encourage reading takes.
no its a cult thing
You got your fascism in my cult!
No! You got your cult in my fascism!
Trump has always paid people to be in rallys. This goes back to his first suggestion of running for President and paying some losers to show up to Trump tower.
It’s a fascism thing.
I wonder if it’s some kind of shield against Violent action against the politician
Probably from a local church. He’s been playing to very sparse audiences. Not as bad as the crowd for Melatonin’s crappy movie, but damn near.
Im anticipating Melania2: Melania Harder
Directed By Uwe Boll!
Special Appearance By Eric Roberts!
We had this with a couple of our recent PMs (and other cosplayers) who were desperate to turn the UK into the 51st State. Boris Johnson was repeatedly reprimanded for doing this using actual public servants - standing in front of a crown of police officers or nurses and delivering a political manifesto instead of the agreed government announcement.
They have political party gatherings in the UK, but even though most people attending them are either deeply entrenched in the party or deeply odd, I’d consider it absolutely bizarre to sit behind the person who is speaking…
Top observation haha never thought about it but it is super weird
UK, prime minister speeches are usually done in the street in front of their house. Sometimes you might see Larry the cat in the background
If Larry bothers to turn up and engage you know shits going down.
Sometimes you might see Larry the cat
I should watch more PM speeches
They happen fairly often - usually when one resigns or gets the job. Every year or so.
The point is the PM rarely does speeches.
It’s the logic of TV. It’s like when a sitcom has a laugh track in order to seem funnier. They have no sense of talent, no ideas, nothing, so they gotta use an advertising department to get people on board with their bullshit.
They think showing support for their political side is the same as showing support for the sports team they like and what do people in the stands at a sports game do? Clap.
It shows that a lot of people don’t know what the hell is going on and they’re just there to be there thinking that’ll show hyper support for their party and they’ll have something to talk about.
It also shows that a lot of people view this as entertainment and forget about the ramifications of the outcomes of their choices with politics.
I sorta view it like the, “stupid people notice shiny objects,” thing.
