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…

  • thejml@sh.itjust.works
    50·
    4 hours ago

    I know you asked for non-USA opinions, but as someone from the USA, I have always thought this was weird. Not only are they either fake or paid or self-centered extreme fans, but they got to sign away their “show up on TV and photos” rights, all for the privilege of looking at Trump’s ass while he speaks. Worst seat in the house.

    • BananaTrifleViolin@piefed.worldEnglish
      2·
      1 hour ago

      Yeah, we have this in the UK, and I’m sure it’s taken from the US originally.

      It is the worst seat in the house, but I get it’s to try and control the background on clips from speeches. Having people cheering and fawning over everything the candidate says is effective when most people will only see a 5 second clip of whatever event it was. It’s a product of modern social media and clip based news sadly.

    • Hackworth@piefed.caEnglish
      28·
      4 hours ago

      Regardless of who’s speaking, I always end up staring at the people sitting/standing behind them. Some part of me is waiting for them to break character, I think.