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by bpt3 279 days ago
The rise of populism, especially in the US, has accelerated the breakdown described here. It's difficult to place political parties or even individual politicians in neat boxes, which would be a benefit in some ways in theory if it wasn't really caused by the political parties (and one in particular) becoming completely unmoored from their historical platform and agenda.

These shifts have happened a few times in the past, and it'll be interesting to see how this one plays out.