''in another country he'd have been laughed out of politics...

''in another country he'd have been laughed out of politics years back''

I'd love to agree with everything you said - and, a few years back - I easily would have

today ----------- now, I'm really not so sure

the most gob smacking things are happening in many places - and they are being 'allowed' to happen

I think I understand why - but, it's difficult to swallow that it's now 2024 and these kinds of things are happening.