Hopefully Pauline's popularity continues to trend down. But it doesn't mean we can relax, far from it. Right-wing extremism has grown in popularity around the world, comes in waves, and succeeds at placing dangerous crackpots at the top of governments. I was laughing at the idea of a guy like Tronald Dump becoming POTUS. And then I was laughing at the possibility of him getting elected again. "Surely not, people obviously learned the hard way it was a bad choice the first time around".
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The article in question is by Waleed Aly:
We need to continue highlighting how dangerous their policies are for everyone. Reminding people of their ties with powerful, rich people, and what that means: they will not (and can not) have the plebs' interests at the forefront of their policies.
They will accelerate a climate catastrophe and environmental breakdown, and they will continue pitting us against each other as a distraction from the real issue: inequalities.
And we need to work on positive, optimistic strategies that show we are not only existing in opposition of destructive forces.
Yes, we do need to fight on many fronts, not putting all our eggs in one basket, by supporting media campaign orgs like GetUp, conservation orgs like AWC, parties like The Greens and the socialists, youth orgs like AYCC, human rights orgs like Trans Justice Project and Justice for Palestine...
But also: talk to neighbours, share some food, do hyper-local work.
I'm reminded of Neha Madhok talking about the antidotes to right-wing extremism: finding common ground and shared values across varying backgrounds, by making community in the physical spaces we interact in and working on shared struggles. At work through unions; at church; at your local bushcare working bee; at the potluck you organised for your street... where collaborative work has a visible, direct impact on your everyday environment.
