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"Here’s a funny, dark, absurd juxtaposition that sums up just how much trouble
our world is in. Quick, what’s the world’s happiest country? Finland. That
research just came out a few days ago. Guess who just went…pretty…fascist? LOL,
Finland. I exaggerate, but only a little. Finland just had an election where
the second place party turned out to be the new, far right, “True Finns,” and
you don’t have to think too hard to guess what the “true” is code for.
So how can…LOL…what is this even, an episode of
Black Mirror…the world’s
happiest country…now be on the leading edge of a fascist wave? What kind of
bizarre non-sense does
that make? If we’re happy…why would we go
fascist?
Today’s an historic day. The first indictment of an American President in
history. It matters more — far more — than many of us suspect. Want to think.
Because it comes in a certain context: the rapid decline of democracy globally.
Take the events of just the last few days leading up to Trump’s indictment. In
once gentle Finland — of all places — the Social Democrats placed a distant
third, behind the “True Finns,” a far right party of extremists, with resonance
to, of course, Trumpism. In France, protests are still raging nationwide, after
Emanuel Macron forced through a needless rise to the pension age. Just the last
few days — and that comes after a year when cracks emerged in the European
Project, the far right ascendant from Italy to Sweden."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
