The Apocalyptic Politics of the Populist Right
Novi magazin 19.11.2020
By refusing to concede, Trump has sent a message to his fellow strongmen that this is a fight for survival.
Donald Trump’s victory in the 2016 presidential election was experienced by many right-wing populists in Europe as a momentous turning point. It was their version of 1989, when the fall of the Berlin Wall made liberalism appear unstoppable and triumphant. Right-wing populists from Hungary to Britain believed that if Mr. Trump could become president of the United States, the future belonged to them. President Trump’s 2020 defeat may trigger the rise of a much darker