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Jul 4 • 6 tweets • 2 min read
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Prof. Ruth Wodak believes we are now living in a “post shame” age where all norms have been attacked by the populist & far-right parties. Lying for politicians has become so normal that nobody cares anymore whether they tell the truth or simply lie.
Imho, countries experiencing the shameless normalisation of lies, are on the road to fascism. We ignore the warning signs of the slide into neofascism at our peril.

Please, engage with the work of expert on populism, brilliant Linguist Ruth Wodak:

populismstudies.org/prof-ruth-woda…

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