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

  • Wildmimic@anarchist.nexusEnglish
    5·
    2 days ago

    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·
      1 day ago

      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·
        1 day ago

        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
          1·
          12 hours ago

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