Even as the far-right gains ground with bold and simple stories, much of the political establishment still treats moderation as the only path to victory. Too often, liberal elites and cautious centrists confuse electoral management with real leadership.

We are all tired of hearing the same tune: “the far-right is winning.” Yet, it keeps happening.

Far-right parties are topping polls across Europe’s biggest democracies while already sitting in cabinets and even leading governments in several EU countries and beyond.

Note: article is almost one month old. Still relevant since I’m curious how you’d answer this question:

" Do Moderate Politics/ Politicians fail to gain popularity due to a Lack of Mythological and Cultural Communication?

  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    17 days ago

    The left kills itself. Education for all means no simple workers. Right to healthcare and retirement means other worries.

    Ironically the right envisions a unified society while the left offers individualism. Fighting to be able to be different doesn’t create a common cause.

    Only when there is an enemy who disturbs everybody then some form of joined purpose arrives.

    Individualism was propagandized because it makes communism much more difficult.

    Which story can be told with which everybody can identify when the right to different identities is what the left is fighting for.

    • poVoq@slrpnk.netMEnglish
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      17 days ago

      “Lasting values” are by definition conservative. You are asking progressives to become conservatives 😵‍💫

      Progressive thinking is about always finding new ways to improve living conditions.