Populism and the Defence of Norms
Progressives believe that the right-wing populists must be destroyed. Not because populists are smashing norms; it is because they are, in many cases, defending the norms that progressives are busy dismantling.
Progressives believe that the right-wing populists must be destroyed. Not because populists are smashing norms; it is because they are, in many cases, defending the norms that progressives are busy dismantling.
The mere hint that a point of view is outdated serves as a signal that it need not be taken seriously. It can be legitimately vilified and condemned.
There is a path forward, but it is a narrow and tricky one that winds along the knife-edge between revolution and reaction.
Europeans have a fascinating relationship with dogs, a relationship that does not seem to exist in any other civilisation.