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Originally Posted by peter12
People have to stop blaming nefarious exogenous influences for these elections.
There are incredibly deep-running rifts within Western societies as the end result of post-capitalist policies running from the late 1970s.
https://www.city-journal.org/html/fr...art-15125.html |
I agree that it would be a shame if the plight of the working class were ignored to focus on the Russian story.
I don't think anyone has done that, however. That Russia is attempting to influence democratic institutions in the US and elsewhere is a massively important story.
That they are taking advantage of some class divisions and conflict in western societies is also notable and important.
I believe that inequality is the defining issue of today more than any other issue, so I definitely don't disagree.
As for blaming the "regressive left" as above? Just hogwash.