Re:Queen Approves Boris Johnson Suspending British Parliament
by izzydata on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:22AM
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There is probably some worthwhile deeper analysis, but my lazy response would be that the whole world is more connected than it has ever been and when things start becoming a problem it will cascade to everyone eventually.
Re:Queen Approves Boris Johnson Suspending British Parliament
by rtkwe on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:23AM
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Is it really a conspiracy when we know people like Steve Bannon have traveled to some places like Poland and France to advise the far-right parties there on getting elected?
Re:Queen Approves Boris Johnson Suspending British Parliament
by Talyen42 on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:33AM
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My theory is that it began with the discovery/utilization of new oil sources in the US 5-7 years ago. The price of oil crashed by 50% and stayed there for most of the last five years. Many countries around the globe dependent on oil (parts of south america and the middle east) had economic turmoil beginning five years ago, resulting in refugee crises (venezuela, syria, etc.). Refugee activity helped fuel dormant nationalism rhetoric in europe and america, leading to Trump/Brexit, and other movements gaining steam.
Oil discovered -> oil price crashes -> oil countries crash -> refugees flee to us/eu -> nationalism
Re:Queen Approves Boris Johnson Suspending British Parliament
by quotemstr on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:26AM
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Hrm. Do you also consider different companies all banning various controversial figures at the same time to be coordination?
Re:Queen Approves Boris Johnson Suspending British Parliament
by mrtksn on Wednesday August 28, 2019 @11:35AM
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No, they literally reacted after specific events like mass murders.
When the news first broke I asked this and I still think it's something worth discussing:
"Putting the substance of the politics aside, I wonder why all this feels coordinated. I mean Trump, Brexit, Putin, Erdoğan, The guy in Brazil, in Hungary - all seem to act like a part of a bigger organization. I don’t really believe that there’s a grand conspiracy but I am fascinated how unrelated organizations act in resonance. It’s not even limited to big politics, suddenly right wing bigotry is sexy. “Lone wolfs” attack women, minorities or pretty much any outliers, movements emerge as ways to combat vegans, girls that don’t behave in the desired ways etc."