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Populism, the era of Trump and the rise of the far right

Several reasons for opening our eyes to the new/old politics of identity.

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Donal Trump, 2013. Flickr. Gage Skidmore. Some rights reserved.

I am amazed to discover the sheer volume of hand-wringing there is going on about our present political era of Trump, Brexit and the rise of the far right in Europe. It would seem that President-elect Trump has triggered mass hysteria about a threatening return to the fascist conditions that led to the second world war. But is this a fair assessment?