The global alliance of right wing autocrats "is much deeper than most people realize," says Francis

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Fukuyama:

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Replying to @ThePlumLineGS
Fukuyama on why Putin's travails could resonate internationally:

"A lot of people in Western democracies see that in their country, there’s a right-wing nationalist politician that is either supporting Putin or acts a lot like Putin."

Like Donald Trump.

https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/12/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-defeat-francis-fukuyama-interview/

Greg Sargent
@ThePlumLineGS

The global alliance of right wing autocrats "is much deeper than most people realize," says Francis Fukuyama.

His description of this got very interesting. It's a Putinist internationale, as we've seen very vividly here at home.

https://washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/09/12/vladimir-putin-russia-ukraine-defeat-francis-fukuyama-interview/

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1. relevant quote

Sargent: The solidarity behind Ukraine seems rooted in a desire of citizens in Western liberal democracies to stand on one side of a conflict between liberal democracy and illiberal autocracy.

Do you think people in Western liberal democracies understand this as kind of a threshold conflict between ideological alternatives?

Fukuyama: I think Putin represents something very sinister in the minds of many people in the West.

A lot of people in Western democracies see that in their country, there’s a right-wing nationalist politician that is either supporting Putin or acts a lot like Putin. Matteo Salvini in Italy; Éric Zemmour, Marine Le Pen in France; Viktor Orban in Hungary. And Donald Trump.

So I do think there is a kind of awareness of more liberal-minded people that this alternative also exists in their country.

Sargent: It’s like a right-wing authoritarian Internationale. How do you think about the global right?

Fukuyama: I think it’s much deeper than most people realize. Russia has been giving support to every single one of these right-wing populists.

I don’t know of a single democracy that’s not been hit by mountains of Russian disinformation, all of which is trying to weaken people’s confidence and trust in their existing institutions and leaders.

[Jade Fox]

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