Merlin's Eye Teeth

It's looking like people the world over are starting to see through the deceptions of populist right 'strongman' leaders. From Orban to Trump, Serbia & Paraguay, to Israel, they use the same playbook. They promise a lot to native populations but only deliver wealth to themselves & a narrow elite. Their political currency is anger & fear, as they enrich their clique with dodgy bit coin & crypto. They all play the trick cards of patriotism, demonising migrants, villifying the woke, the progressive & the green. They all seek to silence critical voices in the media, the judiciary & academia. They make big promises about restoring past national greatness. Problem is, it's all nonsense, a con job, they use the same propaganda techniques to keep fuelling the lies, as they line their pockets. It's what Farage, Le Pen & the AfD are offering, I suspect most Brits, French & Germans are not dumb enough to fall for it. One look at the corruption in the White House should cure any false belief in what they promise; most Americans on Tuesday showed they now finally get it.