[–] progne 2y ago ↗ And the fulcrum, as with Trump in 2016 and Johnson in 2019, was immigration. It's the biggest populist wedge on the planet. [–] rbanffy 2y ago ↗ I expected more from humans at this stage.We should be better than that.I guess the lesson is clear - the most populist wins, be it right-wing or left-wing. Time to update the activism playbook.
[–] rbanffy 2y ago ↗ I expected more from humans at this stage.We should be better than that.I guess the lesson is clear - the most populist wins, be it right-wing or left-wing. Time to update the activism playbook.
[–] NotGMan 2y ago ↗ Whenever someone on the right wins he is always FAR right as labeled by the media.Gotta get those clicks and manipulations going! [–] yorwba 2y ago ↗ When the right-wing VVD won previous elections, they were not labeled far right, that niche was already taken up by the PVV further right. (Which is what "far right" means: more extremely right-wing than other right-wing politicians.) [–] gotorazor 2y ago ↗ Geert Wilders has been labeled far-right for almost twenty years. And he is.
[–] yorwba 2y ago ↗ When the right-wing VVD won previous elections, they were not labeled far right, that niche was already taken up by the PVV further right. (Which is what "far right" means: more extremely right-wing than other right-wing politicians.)
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[ 3.4 ms ] story [ 36.1 ms ] threadWe should be better than that.
I guess the lesson is clear - the most populist wins, be it right-wing or left-wing. Time to update the activism playbook.
Gotta get those clicks and manipulations going!