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by Majestic121 3268 days ago
I get what you mean about americentrism, but to be honest a loss of Net Neutrality in America would be a very symbolic defeat for the rest of the world and might lead to other regions following the fall.
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Or it might lead to other regions viewing it as a cautionary tale, once they see the actual real-world effects.
That's not typically how things end up going
This was on my mind (and likewise for Le Pen):

"Wilders' public admiration for Trump was ultimately his downfall because the American's radical, chaotic policies go too far even for his own most loyal followers -- not to mention the many swing voters who had sympathized with him."

http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/why-mark-rutte-wo...