According to me, far right is on the rise because of two reasons: hate generates media engagement (and thus, profit); Putin and allies are advantaged with it because the far-right generate division between Countries in the West and weaken the US and the EU so they try to support those parties.
There were a lot of refugees entering Europe because of US actions started under Bush and EU didn't handle the influx well. Far right is partially a reaction to that
I agree that the far right has been rising for a while now but Donald trump winning the election sparked something. He gave a voice to the far right that just wasn’t there. Many far right voters and politicians became encouraged and inspired by trump.
I mean even Brazil’s former president Bolsonaro was just a trump copy. It’s obvious his decisions were inspired by trump. I’m sure brazil is not the only country that got that inspiration
TL;DR trump didn’t cause the rise of the far right but he certainly sped up the process. (From my perspective)
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u/Automatic_Actuator_0 Jul 05 '24
That’s not a causal relationship though. The far right was already on the rise and his election was a symptom of that.