We are (vaguely) aware of the Russian interference in Western democracy.
Firstly they interfered with the Brexit vote. They wanted to break up Europe and weaken it.
Secondly they interfered with the US elections. They wanted Trump who they saw as a disrupter.
It is quite clear that Russia, China and Iran would very much like to undermine the NATO alliance and weaken Europe and the USA.
They are doing a good job.
But the undermining of democracy (by feeding misinformation and undermining trust) does not stop with Russia, China and Iran. Far from it. A leaked memo clearly demonstrates how the USA wishes to influence and subvert the democratic process in Europe and around the world.
Trump, and his right-wing henchmen, along with the evangelicals and the designers of Project 2025, not only have their eyes set on creating an authoritarian regime in the USA that fully controls the democratic process (taking over courts, school boards, universities, democratic mechanisms, media and installing staunch MAGA officials to subvert elections); they want to extend their reach to other countries.
In Brazil the extreme right-winger Bolsonaro was ousted and, like Trump, sought to overturn the result by foul means. Indeed, the comparison is very apt. He too lost. Unlike Trump he is not standing trial for trying to subvert the democratic process. Trump is outraged. He’s calling the trial a witch-hunt, commanding Brazil to drop the charges and threatening a 35% tariff if they refuse. That is blatant interference!
In Europe Trump and his right-wing minions are chuntering about immigrants and stirring up fear and hate. They are suggesting that there is going to be a Muslim take-over and our cultures are going to be displaced. We are going to be subjected to Sharia law under a Muslim theocracy. Apart from just putting out a stream of scaremongering misinformation through the internet and over their TV networks, the memo talks about openly using tactics to directly affect elections in European countries to facilitate the election of people like the far-right, anti-immigrant Dutch politician Geert Wilders and the German far-right AFD.
This is starting to look like an attempt at world domination.
I hope the memo is not accurate but I fear it is. I thought the Project 2025 was fat to radical to be true. Despite it being hotly denied it’s become the playbook for the Trump administration.
This is scary stuff. In my opinion Trump and his far-right numbskulls pose a far bigger threat than any Muslims. Their threat is real!