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| A once-fringe far-right party looks close to power—and serves as another sign of a broad and worrying pro-Russia trend (https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/01/07/the-putinisation-of-central-europe?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) in central European politics. Meanwhile Jean-Marie Le Pen (https://www.economist.com/europe/2025/01/07/jean-marie-le-pen-revived-extremist-politics-in-france?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners), who established the far-right party now close to power in France, has died; our correspondent reflects on his legacy (10:05). And our series The World Ahead examines financial inclusion (https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2024/11/20/latin-america-is-making-progress-on-banking-the-unbanked?utm_campaign=a.io&utm_medium=audio.podcast.np&utm_source=theintelligence&utm_content=discovery.content.anonymous.tr_shownotes_na-na_article&utm_term=sa.listeners) in Latin America (16:07). Get a world of insights by subscribing to Economist Podcasts+ (https://subscribenow.economist.com/podcasts-plus). For more information about how to access Economist Podcasts+, please visit our FAQs page (https://myaccount.economist.com/s/article/What-is-Economist-Podcasts) or watch our video () explaining how to link your account. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy (https://acast.com/privacy) for more information. |
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so a right wing country moving towards fascism (again)
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It was always, as left was always marx.
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When you try to win the argument through censorship and ostracism, you end up with extremists.
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I will not resubscribe any time soon unless downloading the audio edition is reinstated as a feature of the subscription.
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Well if Austrians want to drop the Russian sanctions, they can volunteer as the first wave of soldiers to defend the EU.
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What you're saying makes no sense. EU is not a military alliance and Austria is not even in NATO.
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@ it does make sense. The EU also has a security clause in its agreement.
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So sad…
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