The thing is that the blue/red couple in the middle represent the vast majority of people. The extreme fringes are however dominating the debate either by themselves or as culture war boogie men.
This polarization is what is threatening democracy. The *fobes on the right thrive on conflict.
This polarization is what is threatening democracy. The *fobes on the right thrive on conflict.
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Letting those narratives dominate the political discourse is benefitting the extremes.
For the record, since you sighed, I asked for clarification last night because it was late and I was tired and unsure of what you meant.
Letting the right push dangerous narratives about marginalized people does benefit far-right extremism, but...
The problem is that when the visible push back comes from the far left, it only strengthens the far right. This was how fascism took hold in Europe - out of fear of communism.
The countries that avoided authoritarianism were centrist welfare states...