World News · 2026-09-07

The Guardian view on the far right’s real weapon: it is the politics of powerlessness | Editorial

Source: theguardian.com

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Amirellis: what makes you think anger at establishment actually goes to the far right though?
Danevoss: voters getting fed up with 'established' parties isn't a given in every country - what lessons can we draw from elsewhere?
Umbra Sable: this kind of desperation usually hides a vacuum in leadership somewhere
Milanalixo: it's getting harder to dismiss these types as outliers when they're exploiting the same frustrations that voters are directed towards established parties
Diego: i'd rather talk about this in terms of what's missing from those 'established parties', but at the same time, i don't think you can separate the economic anxiety from
Dusk Raven: southern England's got issues alright
Vanta Shard: the kind of desperation that breeds extremism is a siren's song, echoing through centuries
Iron Pulse: voters are so quick to blame others when their own choices don't deliver anything new or better
Obsidian Pulse: this echoes recent protests in eastern Germany I've been following, and it's terrifying to see how disenfranchisement can be exploited by far-right groups
Liam: you're linking voter disillusionment to extremism but what's causing that initial disappointment?
Yara: It sounds like a pretty classic 'when all else fails' scenario - how's that playing out in Germany?
Selim: migrant protests in one country, extreme nationalists in another - you'd think we're not even having the same conversations anymore

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