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‘We have to challenge the cultural and political hegemony of the right’
Hugo Guzman speaks to historian FRANCISCO VIDAL on the enduring popularity of the Chilean right and its reactionary ideas about security, migration and state provision, despite the recent electoral victories for progressive politics
Chile: We have to challenge the cultural and political hegemony of the right
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SHOULD we be concerned, should we pay attention to what is happening in Chile — and the world in general — with the extreme right?
“The answer is yes,” says Francisco Vidal, “Because it is a global phenomenon with specific repercussions in each country. As a result of the contradictions of globalisation and international phenomena such as migration, traditional conservatism has been pushed further to the right. We see this in Chile with the Republican Party and its current motto of ‘God, homeland, family and freedom,’ which is identical to that of the military putschists in Brazil in 1964.
“In Italy, Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni adheres to the same ideas of extreme nationalism, intolerance, and an anti-migrant discourse. Much of this is promoted, such was the case with Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil, by religious groups.
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