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Reminder that the most reliable way to prevent the rise of the far right is to implement robust safety nets and low inequality, to reduce status anxiety and gri
by Herring 4mo ago
Reminder that the most reliable way to prevent the rise of the far right is to implement robust safety nets and low inequality, to reduce status anxiety and grievance.
Support for such measures (welfare, healthcare, unionization, high taxes etc) is usually low among Americans.
https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/10/welfare-cuts-are-fuelling-far-right-rise-warns-un-expert https://www.ohchr.org/en/press-releases/2025/10/welfare-cuts...
- levocardia 4mo ago...which is why there are no emerging far-right-populist political movements in welfare-heavy societies like the UK, France, and Germany, right?
- Herring 4mo agoYou didn't read the article, did you? People there are getting radicalized because of cuts to social spending.