Melchior@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 hours ago'Running scared?' - Binface sole rival to Farage in votewww.rte.ieexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up159
arrow-up159external-link'Running scared?' - Binface sole rival to Farage in votewww.rte.ieMelchior@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 14 hours agomessage-square11fedilink
minus-squareA_norny_mousse@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·edit-212 hours ago investigation into his 5 million pound crypto “donation” Cheesus is literally every far-right populist on the whole planet greedy and corrupt? I mean there’s plenty other reasons to hate them, but greed without ethical constraints seems to be one requirement.
minus-squareAllNewTypeFace@leminal.spacelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·10 hours agoGiven that far-right politics are about domination and performative cruelty, being greedy and corrupt is consistent with its principles. Any far-right politician who wasn’t out for self-enrichment would be at risk of being denounced as “woke”.
Cheesus is literally every far-right populist on the whole planet greedy and corrupt?
I mean there’s plenty other reasons to hate them, but greed without ethical constraints seems to be one requirement.
Given that far-right politics are about domination and performative cruelty, being greedy and corrupt is consistent with its principles. Any far-right politician who wasn’t out for self-enrichment would be at risk of being denounced as “woke”.