About thirteen to fourteen years ago, I was working my way through a brief Hayek phase, and I penned a road-to-serfdom piece (in Dutch) in which Geert Wilders figured as the symptom and effect of the Dutch corruption of the rule of law. I couldn’t get it published s
Eric Schleisser observes the political reality underlying the outcome of the Dutch election. Around 35 per cent of the Dutch electorate has always been willing to vote for a far-right candidate. As Trump has shown, that number is at least as high in the US (even if some who vote Republican supported Trump unwillingly). I've always thought that it's more like 25 per cent in Australia, as evidenced by the various occasions when far-right parties have surged.
The other thing that's crucial is the breakdown of hard neoliberal parties, like that of the outgoing Dutch PM Rutte.
Eric Schleisser observes the political reality underlying the outcome of the Dutch election. Around 35 per cent of the Dutch electorate has always been willing to vote for a far-right candidate. As Trump has shown, that number is at least as high in the US (even if some who vote Republican supported Trump unwillingly). I've always thought that it's more like 25 per cent in Australia, as evidenced by the various occasions when far-right parties have surged.
The other thing that's crucial is the breakdown of hard neoliberal parties, like that of the outgoing Dutch PM Rutte.
I had a go at all of this a while back https://crookedtimber.org/2016/02/29/the-three-party-system
What are the prospects for a grand coalition of the next three parties?