“They are cynical about human rights. They don’t like immigrants or the European Union. They want the state to be strong and “defence”, generally, to mean attack. They are, basically, the racist grandad who is going to spoil your Christmas. These are the people pollsters have labelled “authoritarian populists.””

—  Paul Mason (journalist)

How do we fight the loudmouth politics of authoritarian populism? (21 November 2016)

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