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Just A Box Of Rain

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20. Inherently and always.

Reply to Demsrule86 (Reply #19)

Mon Sep 12, 2022, 09:51 AM

Sep 2022

Populism speaks to people's worst impulses.

Political rage is incompatible with reason and fomenting rage and division is the path to power for populist demagogues.

Liberalism is dependent on reasonability in a citizenry, and populism is liberalisms greatest enemy.

Every populist movement that had ever gained power has led to human misery and grotesque violations of human rights.

Beware of populists.

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Far-right party close to causing huge political upset in Sweden's neck-and-neck election [View all] RandySF Sep 2022 OP

So no NATO membership? LuvLoogie Sep 2022 #1

The majority of the far right here are anti Russia/Putin, based off Celerity Sep 2022 #3

On what basis do you reach the conclusion that they're pro-Russia? brooklynite Sep 2022 #11

It was a question. Did you see the question mark? LuvLoogie Sep 2022 #12

I saw the "probably". brooklynite Sep 2022 #13

Well there's far right and there's far right I suppose. Probably does not mean absolutely. LuvLoogie Sep 2022 #17

Scary stuff yankee87 Sep 2022 #2

Third parties are not an inherent problem in proportional representation systems (what most of the Celerity Sep 2022 #5

Yes. This is a third party, used to be fourth or fifth. Maybe part of coalition government now. Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2022 #8

Regardless of whether the Red/Greens (LW) or the Blues (RW), the far right Sweden Democrats (SD) are Celerity Sep 2022 #10

Thank you. Appears the far right in Sweden far to the left of the Nazis in America. Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2022 #15

SD purges most all who go too far white nationalist/openly racist. The most hardcore racialists Celerity Sep 2022 #21

Proving that "economic anxiety" doesn't cause white people to support anti-immigration populist betsuni Sep 2022 #4

Friends in France, Italy, Denmark, Sweden strongly anti illegal immigrants. Nt childfreebychoice Sep 2022 #6

My friends in same countries strongly pro immigration! Alexander Of Assyria Sep 2022 #9

Yes, and most of these people would hate Trump JI7 Sep 2022 #14

That isn't true...these people are dangerous and you could see laws against Jews, immigrants Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #18

Populism sucks. Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #7

It doesn't have to...these folks are really Modern Nazis. And don't let their cultured facade fool Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #19

Inherently and always. Just A Box Of Rain Sep 2022 #20

Tell me again about multiple parties folks and how great they are...not great. Demsrule86 Sep 2022 #16

immigration seems harder for Euro countries treestar Sep 2022 #22