It’s been reported that in the German elections, a far right party has made ‘significant gains’.

In the UK (at least before the scandals) Reform UK seems to have had a significant boost and has even surpassed the right-wing Conservative Party in some polls/predictions.

Even France, one or two years ago, was threatened with a far-right government due to the French far right party gaining a lot of support.

It feels like in the last few years, the far-right has exceeded itself and had a surge in popularity. Is this the case? And if so, wtf is fuelling it?

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      14 days ago

      not just the billionaires, but also state actors that want to see europe or britain or america or ‘the west’ in general, implode into chaos and disarray.

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          Until actual power takes root. Ask how all those wealthy people who helped putin, stalin, mao, hitler into power did in the end.

          Their wealth makes them powerful, that power makes them feel invincible. Until somone gains enough politial power to burry them.

          See how quckly elon musk bent to trump when they started their little spat. Money is powerful, but the politically powerful still control the police and military.

          Dictatorships hustorically are all supported by the wealthy. The wealthy think they can control the dictator. Then the dictator turns on them because he no longer needs their support.

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            wealthy people who helped putin, stalin, mao

            Stalin

            Mao

            What the fuck are you talking about?

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              You could interpret this as Stalin and Mao’s opposition to capitalist parasites as what put them into power.

              Thanks for the help, kulaks!

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        Which actors from the State are you referring to?

        It’s definitely what I want to see happening also, from the State of Washington.👍📉🔥

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      It is not capitalism itself, but rather representative systems of government that sooner or later lead to corrupt oligarchies.

      Even socialist states have corrupt elites, so it doesn’t depend solely on the system of government.

      But yes, with regard to our situation: Democratic capitalism is coming to an end, because democratic means cannot be used to exploit the population any faster or more intensely (though in a system based on infinite growth, this is a necessity)—which is why things are now becoming undemocratic once again.