The measured and long-term political center is dying out around the world, for decades (after the fall of the Berlin wall) there seemed to be a political consensus in the most advanced societies that the extremes did not leave anything good, a time that seems have already finished.
Let’s do a little historical account; during the cold war -the period between the second world war and the fall of the Berlin wall- the two great antagonistic powers; Russia and the United States not only dedicated their energies and resources to enlarging their armies and their technological advances, but also to imposing their political agendas on the rest of the countries.
The main ideological difference between these powers was of an economic nature and the presence and intervention of the state, a debate that was transferred to the interior of all nations, thus marking these currents of left and right (concepts inherited from the French revolution) but that took on greater relevance as the democracies in the different countries were consolidated.
Over the years and with catastrophic consequences left by different regimes, societies matured to the point of understanding that the extremes did not leave anything good, this accompanied by years of prosperity and economic development that marked a trend towards free markets, consolidation of international agreements and globalization.
The victory of Giorgia Meloni in Italy, leader of the ultra-right party “Brothers of Italy” and supported by right-wing parties such as; “Forza Italia” is more symptomatic than it seems. Well, in addition to the fact that for the first time Italy will have a female prime minister (a fact that will have to be celebrated), said policy in its beginnings shamelessly declared its fascination with the late leader Benito Mussolini, yes, nothing more and nothing less than an ally of Hitler that led Italy to war and ruin.
Political leaders do not arise spontaneously, they reflect the feelings of societies, although in fact, Giorgia Meloni has moderated her speech, it reflects the radicalization of a society that despite being a world economic power (third in the European Union and one of the 7 most important on the planet) has been severely damaged by the pandemic and the increase in the cost of living.
People around the world are taking two paths; or they abstain and do not participate in politics and public issues, or they do it with a radical discourse, because that is what societies yearn for more than ever, for things to change. Most countries have an outdated economic model, which no longer provides decent areas of opportunity and needs to be rethought.
The pandemic only accelerated what had been increasing for years, the affinity for populist discourses (from the left and right) that promise easy and immediate solutions to very complex problems and that favor the interference of unorthodox and charismatic figures in the highest spheres. power.
We have already experienced this once, after the First World War and with unfortunate consequences for the most disadvantaged, there was a time of discontent that was accelerated by the global economic crisis of 1929 (Black Thursday) the rise of extremist politicians did not bring solutions, it only brought a second world war.
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