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During US elections the now "normal" personal attacks on politicians showed a growing interest in Trump's hand size. He is now called "Tiny Trump" and comedians and comic artists don't hesitate to emphasize that characteristic. Personally I believe his talent to denigrate, belittle everyone who disagrees with him "Little Donald" is a better name as a symbol for his childish behavior for example every day on twitter.

Meanwhile Europe election season has started.

The new German President Steinmeier was elected on February 12th with a vast majority (73.89%). Populist Glaser form AfD was completely wiped away (3.33%). Although the election of the new president is a task of the German parliament, it might be an upbeat for the next general elections in October 2017. Far right wing lead and Frauke Petry of the German AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) immediately blowed her music on twitter: "#Bundespräsident sollte direkt gewählt werden!" (President should be elected directly!) but according to all right wing parties (when they lose), democracy should be changed (until they've won, then their power is "absolute" and the rest is "fake news"). 

In the Netherlands political parties fired up their engines in the last weeks as a prelude for parliament election day, March 15th. Dutch populist Wilders attracted quite a lot attention from the international press at his kickoff meeting. He was anxious to shout into the microphones that he was not a copy of Trump and proved that with repeating frightening and hollow key messages: "Going to be historical elections!" - "Netherlands for the Dutch (3 times in one 'coheren' sentence)". Furthermore in the election program you can read: "Ban the Islam" - "Power to the people"- "Stop spending on development aid, innovation, art, windmills, broadcasting, etc." (etc. ??? WTF! What etc.?) - "Reform tax" -  "Invest in military and police" and a few more. I guess the press laughed their butts off.  A Trumpette "avant la lettre".

Bulgarian parliament election was put forward from 2018 to March 26th of 2017 due to the resignation of pro-european prime minister Borisov because his party colleague Tsetska Tsacheva lost the presidential race at the end of 2016 from pro-russian former air force commander and socialist Rumen Radev. Of course far left is different from far right but obviously in this case their messages are quite similar: "Stop the corruption" - "Be nice to both Russia and the EU" are more specific but "Power to the people (with a possible change to majority voting as a result of the latest referendum)" and "Less immigrants" are more common among Trumpettes. Most likely outcome is another lengthy coalition negotiation with some drama but maybe times have changed. 

The first round of the 2017 French presidential election will be held on 23 April 2017. Already "US-style" personal attacking is obviously more important than vision, messages and capabilities. When a candidate like Fillon with all his experience is getting acceptable for a lot of French people, immediately his opponents like Le Pen dug deep into his past and came up with "Penelope-gate", a story where Fillon obviously paid his wife a significant salary for "assistance work".  A typical "Trumpette" trick. Of course integrity is a very valuable political asset. It's just another example that voters are constantly getting distracted and at the end of the day can do nothing more that vote with gut feelings looking at a face they like most. It's like voting from teenage girls for the most prettiest face in a new boy band.

And there is Brexit. Already an "inquiry referendum" is taken as an "indisputable vote" and PM Theresa May is just following the atmosphere set by experienced Trumpettes Boris Johnson and Nigel Farage during their campaign last year. Bragging and humiliation was their trademark. British parliament recently voted with a surprising majority for an asap invocation of EU's article 50. Obviously all parliament members forgot that the people's vote was just a thin majority with Labor as an opponent and Scotland and Northern Ireland heavily resisting. Parliament members probably believe that conservative England still "rules" and the rest should keep quiet. Tony Blair, obviously waken up by the sudden withdrawal of Labor, emerged with a good story but was tackled immediately with personal attacks like it is common these Trump-days.

Populists like Wilders (Netherlands), Le Pen (France), Petry (Germany) and Farage (England) do nothing more than as true Trumpettes "retweet"  Trump over and over again by selling fear from the outside world and protectionism as the answer. Actually I am glad that the American election came first and, at the expense of the American people,  Trump was elected to set an example of the consequences: chaos, no plans, no backup, war with the press and democracy itself and at the end of the day probably torches and pitchforks. Maybe not in the streets but in the House and Senates. Already election polls have changed significantly in the last 2 weeks as a result of the American chaos. After the initial excitement around the "guys on the barricades", people start to wonder if they want to live in a burned down world. None of the Trumpettes have shown that besides a lot of rethoric they had a real plan, a real organization behind them, realistic solutions for problems and a real story a majority could live with for many years.

So "Little Donald and his Trumpettes" perhaps scored a #1 hit but after the desastreous example in the US in the last 4 weeks, hopefully their fans recognize it's all fake and plagiate. Real music comes from real artists who know what they are doing and bring lasting songs that people will sing during their lives until they die.

Vote with your brain and party with your heart afterwards :))) To be continued . . .