05-02-2019 13:52 via theguardian.com

The Davos set are cosying up to the far right – and scared of the left | Cas Mudde

The World Economic Forum event revealed how elites are more afraid of leftwing populists, than rightwing ones like BolsonaroLast week, the World Economic Forum (WEF) brought thousands of neoliberal elites – as well as an army of feted journalists and scholars – to the popular Swiss ski resort of Davos. There, the emerging relationship between the Davos set and far-right populists was plain to see. And it is far rosier than either party would like to admit.In the absence of US Preside
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