The bad news is it's a lot easier than you think. In my last post, I talked about the rise of the far right in Europe. The formula for Trump's success is the same stuff. Here's how it goes:
Neoliberalism, which is a far-right ideology, promotes the primacy of the 'free' market above everything else, including democracy. This means that the oligarchs and corporations should have control, and the rest of us will just have to try and survive. This extremist ideology holds sway over governments globally, a good example being Javier Milei in Argentina. The Invisible Doctrine by George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison explains neoliberalism and is a must-read.
Recently, Trump was criticised for holding a racist election rally at Madison Square Garden in New York. This is the same place that fascists held a rally in 1939. A 'comedian' opened by calling Puerto Rico and it's citizens "garbage" - nice stuff! There can be little doubt that Trump himself is now a fascist and a real danger to the USA. He is determined to be president, whether he actually wins the ballot or not.
The rise in far-right populism is a result of neoliberal polices followed by governments in the USA, UK, Europe and many other parts of the world. It has resulted in the trashing of public services, austerity and the growth of poverty. It's called the cost of living crisis in the UK. Likewise, it is what gave us the disastrous Truss budget. Feeling poor, struggling to eat or heat and pay the rent? Now you know why.
In times like these, the 'heroes' of the fascist far right will come to 'save us' by promising us a better future. They're lying of course, just as Trump does, and Hitler did, and ethnic minorities, who are the scapegoats, for the damage the far right have caused, will pay the price.
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