Found this graph online for anyone who might still be confused. I think this makes it much more clear.

  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
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    2 个月前

    With the major difference that those nations have a lot more social programs to combat poverty and homelessness, and have health insurance that doesn’t bankrupt people. That really helps with social cohesion and prevents larger scale radicalization.

    • 01011@monero.townEnglish
      2·
      2 个月前

      And yet we’re witnessing a similar large scale shift to the right across many of those same unnamed (but presumably European) nations.

      • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
        2·
        2 个月前

        Which is the working of targeted propaganda spread by the legacy and social media and not an innate function of “democratic” nations.

        • 01011@monero.townEnglish
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          2 个月前

          The propaganda that you speak of has much deeper cultural roots than any democratic principles in any of these nations.