It’s been reported that in the German elections, a far right party has made ‘significant gains’.

In the UK (at least before the scandals) Reform UK seems to have had a significant boost and has even surpassed the right-wing Conservative Party in some polls/predictions.

Even France, one or two years ago, was threatened with a far-right government due to the French far right party gaining a lot of support.

It feels like in the last few years, the far-right has exceeded itself and had a surge in popularity. Is this the case? And if so, wtf is fuelling it?

    • DarkCloud@lemmy.world
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      14 hours ago

      Billionaires buy up assets at inflated prices, over paying on land, houses, yatchs, stocks, antiques, businesses, they do this to avoid paying income taxes.

      Instead they borrow against newly aquired assets. “Of course I’m good for this massive bank loan, I just bought a Monet, a mansion, and three profitable companies I’m going to liquidate!”

      So they’re jacking up prices, which contributes massively to inflation, whilst avoiding giving back in the form of taxes. They avoid taxes like the plague so everyone else has to cover their tax burden to society.

      They’re a burden to society. Rather than draw an income and pay income taxes, they’ll buy another media company or lobbying company and just entrench their power, and influence. Just on the face of their economic behavior - they’re corrupting and destroying society.