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So you think the "populist" forces at work in Turkey are not the same as those in Hungary and Poland? Are they the same as those in the US? or Syria? I am aski

So you think the "populist" forces at work in Turkey are not the same as those in Hungary and Poland? Are they the same as those in the US? or Syria? I am asking because I think most writers think of these as part of a larger global movement, but your comments suggest you think they are different.

Mikeb85 9y ago
No, they're not. Populist forces in the west are intrinsically linked to the collapse of blue collar industries and jobs as well as forced immigration, and aren't necessarily nationalist, it's more a reaction against the status quo. In Turkey and the Middle East Islamism has been rising, partly due to the collapse of Arab nationalism and partly due to Saudi Arabia's worldwide propagation of Wahhabism.