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BERNIE SANDERS

DOSSIER In the past issues of “Economy and ers who recycle already boring national-
Business” we have dealt with the ist and neo-Nazi themes inside the old
“We‘ve all become new political paradigm that con- Europe, the European right wing com-
so accustomed to quers the political centers world- fortably (and in many places being in
stage-managed, wide. In terms of the approach power) observes this revolutionary politi-
focus-group-driven to voters’ trust, it is a matter of a new cal change in the left wing.
candidates that the doctrine that tends to eliminate the past
authenticity of Bernie convergence of the left-wing and the Unlike conservative Europe, the need
Sanders comes across right-wing parties towards the center. to move away from the political center in
as lunacy. – John SYRIZA in Greece, PODEMOS in Spain, the USA emerges in both groups. In ad-
Stuart” Corbyn within the Labour Party in Great dition, the political controversy in USA
Britain, all represent the main represen- weights down on the side of the right
tatives of the so called radical left wing, wing where the populist clown Donald
which not only conquers the political Trump completely mixed the cards in
space, but so far on several occasions the Republican race for a presidential
it has eliminated what is now already a candidate. Although in the beginning
conservative social-democratic option he was regarded as a showman and a
from the space of the left wing. As we political outsider, during the campaign,
have seen, in some countries this meant and particularly during the debates, the
withering of the past left options (Greece, controversial billionaire with a surgical
Spain), and in some countries this meant precision guessed the political libido of
reforms inside the parties (Great Britain the Republican voters and provided an
and partially France). Numerous analysts unprecedented party advantage over the
point out that this is a wave that not only other candidates. Same as with the other
goes on, but the new left-wing doctrine Radicals, his political energy comes from
is expected to infect the political masses the intransigence that he demonstrates
in Europe. On the other hand, in regard in regard to the neutral voters and even-
to Europe, except some remnants from tually the voters from the other group.
the populist autocrats on the periphery In this manner, he provides a tremen-
of the continent or ultra-right adventur- dous advantage among the Republicans
and currently, unless something unpre-

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