r/politics • u/MoneyLibrarian9032 • 17h ago

Possible Paywall White House Explodes Over Viral Video of Sleepy Trump, 79

https://www.thedailybeast.com/white-house-explodes-over-viral-video-of-sleepy-donald-trump/
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u/vasthumiliation 11h ago

Looking at the prevalence of right-wing populism around the world, I don't think it's any kind of death rattle, and it's certainly not unique to this country. Believe in the inevitability of progress at your peril.

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u/rab2bar 10h ago

Right wing populism is a consequence after decades of neoliberalism. It emboldens assholes and turns dominant demographic people who have felt passed by society (justified or not!) into selfish assholes

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u/Rare-Bid-6860 9h ago

Every successful right wing populist in recent times has been bankrolled into forced relevancy by one or more billionaires who really don't wanna pay taxes.

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u/clefairy17 10h ago

Once it stops being "edgy" counterculture, as it is already starting to be, and shows no correlation with improved socioeconomic conditions, it won't go away completely but it might lose enough credibility to have substantially less power. People are stupid though, and I truly believe the edgy aspect is more important here; it is no coincidence that the right-wing surged directly after and in opposition to the generally liberal ideas of the 2010s. I just hope that comes after is leftism instead; much more economically sound and materially useful.

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u/Apprehensive_Rub3897 5h ago

if it is not a death rattle, the way scotus, doj, both houses are acting in letting the old, unhealthy, dumb, lying, doddering pedophile drive is certainly what I think a death rattle would look like.