Mainstream political discourse everywhere is being dragged into novel territory,and the left is struggling to respondThe right had a very qualified run final year. It’s not just the election victory in the UK and the continued ascendancy of the Turnbull government in Australia. There has also been a discernible shift in our political discourse that has brought previously marginal views a greater audience and greater attention. In Australia, parliamentarians continue to mouth slogans that are indistinguishable from the quasi-fascist rabble rousing of Reclaim Australia. Meanwhile, or the country’s deplorable treatment of boat-borne refugees looks set to become an international model.
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Source: theguardian.com