“[US] Democrats made their wager: from the presidential nominee down to local candidates, they fully deployed the popularist strategy of moderate, “kitchen table” messaging. The result? A Republican trifecta…

Successful anti-authoritarian movements do not win by softening their positions. They win by building unlikely coalitions around a broadly resonant grievance.”

—> detailed, well argued piece!

https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/

#USPol #FarRight #Democracy #Activism #PoliticalScience #Sociology

“[US] Democrats made their wager: from the presidential nominee down to local candidates, they fully deployed the popularist strategy of moderate, “kitchen table” messaging. The result? A Republican trifecta…

Successful anti-authoritarian movements do not win by softening their positions. They win by building unlikely coalitions around a broadly resonant grievance.”

—> detailed, well argued piece!

https://www.bostonreview.net/forum/how-not-to-defeat-authoritarianism/

#USPol #FarRight #Democracy #Activism #PoliticalScience #Sociology