This is a clearer and more succinct explication of the rise of dangerous right-wing politics than I think I have ever heard.
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Don't let Trump fool you: rightwing populism is the new normalIt might be tempting to view the political success of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump as something uniquely American. But, argues Gary Younge, rightwing populism and scapegoating of society’s vulnerable is cropping up all across the west. This is what happens when big business has more power than governments
Posted by The Guardian on Wednesday, January 6, 2016
