2017/08/18

Beware: Trump may use the alt-right to turn himself into the center - The Washington Post

Beware: Trump may use the alt-right to turn himself into the center - The Washington Post:

Remember, along with group violence, individual acts are very useful to Trump: He can “crack down” on the violence, he can call for more police, he can present himself as the candidate of law and order. The more chaos, the stronger he will seem.
Now that Jobbik is Hungary’s second-largest political party, Fidesz positions itself as the center. Here’s the paradox: “Vote for us or else you get the far-right” is an argument that the farthest-right ruling party in Europe uses to win elections.