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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
The refusal to reform the ‘carabineros’ police force by right-wing parties is a popular stance with conservative Chileans.
A nationwide mobilisation signals growing resistance to the far right, but lasting change will depend on deep organising in every corner of society, writes GAWAIN LITTLE
Art matters because stories, herstories, histories, and even flights of fancy matter, posits MATT KERR
As the far right gains ground, Fire Brigades Union members are organising in workplaces and on the streets to defend public services and workers’ rights, says STEVE WRIGHT
As far-right rhetoric rises and political tensions deepen, an unprecedented alliance of organisations marches to assert that inclusivity, not exclusion, defines the majority, says STEVE GILLAN
As extremist movements grow on the streets and at the ballot box, the emergence of the Together Alliance points to a vital strategy: unity across trade unions, campaigners and communities, says TONY CONWAY
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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