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kleinbl00 · 2424 days ago · link · · parent · post: A really interesting read from The Guardian. "The demise of the nation state." I'd absolutely love to hear the thoughts of Hubskiers on this.
Populism is the natural backlash against globalism. This has been in motion since the mid '90s; Americans know the 1999 Seattle protests but they were the fourth or fifth year in a row in which there were immolations, riots, suicides and protests. It's hardly the "end" of anything - America, for example, had to overcome decades of isolationism before it could get involved in WWI. Populism did pick up a lot of steam last year, which is probably why the Guardian is just now noticing it.