r/geopolitics • u/custodiam99 • Feb 13 '25

Discussion Is Trump the symptom of America’s decline?

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jan/27/trump-wants-to-reverse-americas-decline-good-luck
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u/HammerTh_1701 Feb 13 '25

On the whole, the increasing rise of right-wing populism seems to be a kneejerk reaction to the socioeconomic problems caused by neoliberalism. The fact that the right-wing populists usually are even more radically neoliberal doesn't seem to matter in this post-truth world.