The Uncomfortable Truth About Trump Style Politics: Adapting to the New Normal The Global Progress Action Summit in Toronto offered a striking reflection of the international left's evolving perspective on the far right.
No longer is it considered a fleeting anomaly or an aberration that will inevitably correct itself; instead, center left leaders are grappling with the uncomfortable truth that Trump style politics has become a persistent feature of modern democracy.
This shift in attitude is not merely a response to the continued electoral successes of far right parties across the globe, but also a recognition that the old establishment's traditional narrative – one of gradual progress and inevitable return to power – no longer holds sway.