I just don’t see how the far right can rise or how they can win. The odds are so stacked against them. Is this something to actually be worried about ?
The reason I ask this is because I am a leftist and if your using lemmy I am going to assume you are to. I feel like this “the far right is rising” narrative is an attempt by the neo liberal establishment to trick class focused leftist into supporting the status quo as a bulwark against a far right rise.
The smarter people on the far right want you to underestimate them and write them off a harmless weirdos. While you’re paying attention to all their wacky hijinks they are quietly trying to strip away your rights one by one so that you won’t even realize what’s happened until it’s already too late.
That goes against what every political movement in history did, which was to appear as strong and powerful as possible. This gives you more leverage in negotiations and brings people to your side through bandwagoning.
didn’t the republicans in America fucking hire actors to fill their crowds at CPAC ?
It’s a two pronged attack.
It has always been a two pronged attack.
The rich assholes who want to fuck everyone over can’t just come out and say it, they need a Face to rile up the crowds, but that Face is a problem. The Face can turn on the rich fucks. Well, to an extent. They’re a useful charismatic fool, and possibly a danger to the rich, but mostly a danger to everyone else.
Anyway, the solution is to stand next to the fool king, and pass him “advice”. Like a list of judges to appoint. “Don’t think about it, we vetted these guys, and they love you”.
Then there’s the congressmen. “Don’t have time to write a bill? Well, we saved you the trouble. It even does some of the shit you’ve been ranting about, but mostly it makes us richer”.
And that’s how it goes. People like Leonard Leo, Peter Thiel, Joel Kaplan. They’re the brains.
They also funnel a shit-load of money into pushing their twisted ideologies.