Kommentar: Genug ist genug – eine Abrechnung mit den Kulturkriegern
Die meisten Menschen haben die Spaltungsrhetorik und Dauererregung satt. Das ist die zentrale Lehre aus dem Trump-Debakel in den USA. Und sie hat Folgen für Europa.
Political eras rise and fall, sometimes so rapidly that one feels dizzy. From the perspective of his supporters, the re-election of Donald Trump in autumn 2024 marked a historical turning point: the triumph over political correctness and leftist elites, whose impact extended far beyond the United States. For Trump's opponents, the defeat of the president in last week's congressional elections also marked a turning point: the end of the America-first era and the beginning of rebuilding the United States' democratic institutions and international alliances.
Both interpretations are expressions of the helplessness we feel before the upheavals in our societies. How do these fit together: wars in the Gulf and Ukraine, social tensions that spill onto European streets, growing concerns about the future, and then this sudden shift in mood after the midterms in the United States? The satisfaction with Trump's electoral upset shows how great the desire for a redemption event is, especially in Europe.
But the great transformation we are experiencing continues. Something new is emerging, but we do not know what.
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