Restarting the Second World War

What Unites Ruscism, Axis of Misogyny, Paleo-Conservative & Anti-Woke campaigns? They want to destroy the post-World War II legal order. The consensus that aspiration towards equality of opportunity for everyone is the ONLY legitimate goal for democratic societies. Anti-Equality rhetorics Other categories of humans: Women, Trans, Remainers, Immigrants, Ukrainians,… They say it’s a ‘Cultural War.’ No it’s not. It’s the restarting of the Second World War. They’re trying to relitigate the peace settlement, in favour of the most powerful.

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Editorial Gloss

The reframing is devastating: what they call a “Cultural War” is actually the restarting of the Second World War. The post-WWII settlement enshrined equality as the only legitimate aspiration for democracies. The Axis of Misogyny wants to reverse this — for women, for immigrants, for Ukrainians. The coalition is united by a single purpose: roll back equality.

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