Why right-wing populists always bounce back
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Timestamps:
00:00 - is right-wing populism collapsing?
01:39 - four explanations
05:09 - narrative 1
08:41 - narrative 2
13:03 - narrative 3
15:11 - narrative 4
18:27 - which explanation wins?
Attribution:
Music by Epidemic Sound: http://nebula.tv/epidemic
Thank you to AP Archive for access to their archival footage.
Stock footage and others clips by Getty
Written and researched by Dr. Joeri Schasfoort and Alejandro Iribas De La Puerta
Edited by Natalia Karpacz