• jabjoe@feddit.uk
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    14 hours ago

    The source? Well I’ve always suspected some of that is Russia. MAGA too, but they get a load Russian support too. I think it’s online bot farms as much as just out right corruption/donations/lobbying. When Ukraine defeats Russia, I wonder what knockons it will have.

    • TankovayaDiviziya@lemmy.world
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      8 hours ago

      The rise of populist right stems from genuine frustrations on ruling elites and politicians. Russia isn’t the cause, they only stoked the fire. And even if Russia collapses, the Pandora’s box is already opened. The only way for the far right movements to be tempered is for politicians to actually do their jobs as sworn public servants.

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      13 hours ago

      I think it doesn’t matter. There are so many far right parties all over the world, all of them normalizing the narrative, that it will take ages to revert. This envi can be easily exploited. It’s an absolutely illogical clusterfuck.

      • Diplomjodler@lemmy.world
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        12 hours ago

        It very much does matter. Without the troll farms and the social media that amplify them, the current far right parties would never have been as successful. Just ask any of their voters where they get their information from.

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          5 hours ago

          Just ask any of their voters where they get their information from.

          OK, have you? Because it just seems like you’re huffing your own farts while decrying the other guy huffing his own farts. What credible evidence do you have for 1) who the voters are, 2) where they’re getting their information from?

          And what information would you consider credible to see what these mythical voters that you claim to know personally think?

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          8 hours ago

          !Without the troll farms and the social media that amplify them, the current far right parties would never have been as successful.!< Fully agree, but now social media and troll farms and the necessary infrastructure is there. I sure hope it reverts without Russia, but I suspect, that other players will take over.