randahl ,
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UK elections are on Thursday, and in a few months, Nigel Farage has raised his Reform party from 6 to now 17 percent.

Yep… that Farage, who promised UK voters a land of milk and honey, if they voted for his Brexit. And now that Brexit has proven to be a ticket to economic disaster and endless bureaucracy, Farage is telling the Brits, that its all the immigrants’ fault.

17 percent have fallen for this conman.

It is a mystery, how humans could ever become the dominant species on this planet.

hengymrohebwlad ,

@randahl

Seems like a good place to point to scientist Karen Stenner's research on authoritarianism. She finds that around a third of people (on left and right) are naturally predisposed to support this kind of thing.

https://www.karenstenner.com/

randahl OP ,
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@hengymrohebwlad very interesting. I need to look up her work. Thank you.

Any particular publication you wish to recommend?

hengymrohebwlad ,

@randahl Her article for Hope Not Hate is probably a good place to start.

https://hopenothate.org.uk/2020/11/01/authoritarianism/

helgenug ,
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@randahl

Nigel Verarsch

Sc0tty ,
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@randahl

He's had a lot of help from the press who mostly fail to hold him to account for his lies and hate. And now some have this brittle little Hitler wannabe has thrown his toys out of the pram.

#reform

540 ,
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@randahl
He is a psycho....

mkoek ,
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JoCzechowska ,
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@randahl Russian election interference to help Farage.

MSugarhill ,
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@randahl didn't he plan to leave the UK and get the French citizenship?

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