• ParsnipWitch@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    The reason you see a right shift in many countries is because more people are feeling left behind. Also, people build conservative echo chambers online that reinforce certain arguments regardless of your nationality. So it is no surprise that right wing rhetoric is on the rise in many places.

    • ThatWeirdGuy1001
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      1 year ago

      How does more people feeling left behind lead to conservatism though? This is a genuine question.

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        1 year ago

        because these people use the right words to convince the people feeling left behind that they will care for them and make their lifes better.

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          1 year ago

          In other words, make promises and tell them what they want to hear, while telling them you hate the same people they do.

          Then go do whatever the hell you want, and keep telling your followers you’re helping them.

      • Slotos@feddit.nl
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        1 year ago

        Because living felt better in the past.

        That’s the root of conservatism. And yeah, it does devolve to “my dick wasn’t limp, my tits didn’t sag, my knees didn’t hurt, and I was ignorant enough to not see the problems I see clearly now”.