Darmok wrote:
Mikah wrote:
Wake up and smell the ashes of liberalism in Europe.
Not the ashes of liberalism, but the ashes of left-wing globalism, wouldn't you say? The result may be a new patriotic liberal nationalism in many countries.
theashes ofneo-liberalism, I'd like to emphasize.
and yes, nationalist, economic neo-liberalism is likely. (and for an economical leftie who thinks nationalism in europe hasn't turned out so well in the past, which is why this whole multiculturalism/EU thing was started in the first place, it's a nightmare. I know Americans have a different opinion on these matters, but your country has this grand narrative of a great nation (which has been cracking as well, lately), whereas we have a grand narrative of we'll-exterminate-each-other-if-we-don't)
other parts of the world are already on it, India's Modi fits the description of an economic liberal, globalization-friendly ultra-nationalist.
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