Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store's Labor-led coalition narrowly held its majority in Norway's parliamentary elections on Monday, even as the anti-immigration Progress Party scored a record result to become the country's main opposition force.
Emotions also play a big role in this. Lots of political parties aim to maintain the status quo. If the status quo isn’t working anymore for a lot of people, they start looking for answers. In comes the right, making people angry about the situation, and angry people stop thinking. Instead they start parroting talking points, and the right is ready to feed people points and solutions that are easy, quick and wrong. By now the angry mass gobbles it up and integrates it in their belief system. Any rational argument against the slogans henceforth becomes a personal attack. Radicalization is now complete.
Emotions also play a big role in this. Lots of political parties aim to maintain the status quo. If the status quo isn’t working anymore for a lot of people, they start looking for answers. In comes the right, making people angry about the situation, and angry people stop thinking. Instead they start parroting talking points, and the right is ready to feed people points and solutions that are easy, quick and wrong. By now the angry mass gobbles it up and integrates it in their belief system. Any rational argument against the slogans henceforth becomes a personal attack. Radicalization is now complete.