I think the success of Sinn Fein, Sanders, and to a certain extent parties like Lega and AfD is the result of the memory of the 20th century fading or, more charitably, its lessons becoming less relevant—(nb: no moral equivalence implied here)
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There's some of that, but also, really, the comprehensive ways the mainstream political factions have discredited themselves in this century.
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Replying to @HeerJeet @lionel_trolling
Apologies, but discredited themselves how? By delivering unparalleled prosperity and not destroying it in global conflagrations? By promoting international cooperation, cultural exchange, and organization without parallel in human history? By raising billions out of poverty?
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Google: "Iraq war" and "financial meltdown 2008"
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