Many of us had hoped that it would not come to this. In Sunday’s elections in Italy, triggered by the premature fall of Mario Draghi’s government, the right-wing coalition of Berlusconi’s Forza Italia, Matteo Salvini’s Lega and Giorgia Meloni’s Fratelli D’Italia, seem set to score a decisive victory. The center-left party PD is not polling badly. It will likely come in second in terms of share of the vote. But without an effective coalition, it is doomed to defeat.
I can’t speak to Italians but I can say that after spending 2 years studying the academic work that the progressive left in the US base their politics on they are not “better educated” but miseducated.
With the Left losing its non-PMC voters around the western world, this is a breakup where the person doing the dumping is actually being pretty clear: “it’s not me, it’s you.”
It’s also interesting that the PMC have some of their last supporters in the youngest and oldest ranges that aren’t working. Does that say more about the PMC or the students/retirees?
No mention of covid in the whole article, even though it has been the most important issue of the past years. So-called moderates are whistling past the graveyard. They are the extremists. Forcing people to get a "vaccine" is very authoritarian.
Chartbook #154 Who is going to vote for Italy's right-wing coalition?
I can’t speak to Italians but I can say that after spending 2 years studying the academic work that the progressive left in the US base their politics on they are not “better educated” but miseducated.
Looks like a classic case of Lonergan and Blyth's "Angrynomics" from where I'm sitting ...
A search of the article finds "right-wing" but not " left-wing". Such a bird wouldn't fly.
With the Left losing its non-PMC voters around the western world, this is a breakup where the person doing the dumping is actually being pretty clear: “it’s not me, it’s you.”
It’s also interesting that the PMC have some of their last supporters in the youngest and oldest ranges that aren’t working. Does that say more about the PMC or the students/retirees?
Thorough. Thank you. I'm just still struck by the shadow of Mussolini here. Shouldn't be surprised, but—
This was very interesting.
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Thank you very much.
No mention of covid in the whole article, even though it has been the most important issue of the past years. So-called moderates are whistling past the graveyard. They are the extremists. Forcing people to get a "vaccine" is very authoritarian.