Wait a minute, doesn't Netherlands have a fascist government now too?
Germany: fascists on the rise.
France: fascists on the rise and appeased by centrists.
Italy: fascists fully in charge!
Netherlands: fascists!
Finland: fascists
They didn't ignore this reality. They tried to move to the right, and woo right wing voters, trotting out Liz Cheney, acting and talking like Republicans. And it accomplished nothing: R's voted with their party. It was a total failure.
In one sense, there's no point in getting attached to them, because they, like you and me and all of us, are expendable cogs in a capitalist machine.
On the other hand, those networks of "work friends" do tend to get each other jobs when they quit or get fired, so there's some value in making those connections if you plan to stay in the business.
I have said for years now: the USA is the best possible place to be rich or to get rich. But if you aren't, and have no plans or ability to be, then it's the worst in the developed world.
I think very many Americans leftists would love to hear some survival tips and advice from European leftists, particularly those in Italy who've been living under Meloni and before that Berlusconi for decades. How do you get through the day?
There are plenty of Black cops too.
People like to take pride in their work, even when their work has the effect of harming people they care about.