31 May

Current polling says this could even happen. A few things about that. 1) Like Trump in the US and Farage in the UK, the schtick is this is ‘the people’ fighting back. In reality all 3 are just a different elite, taking on an existing elite status quo under cover of ‘fighting for the people’. All are backed by big billionaire money. 2) If Hanson were to become PM, she’d be the oldest PM ever to take office in Australia by a wide margin. She’s already 72. Menzies, the longest-serving PM, was 71 when he retired. It’s not renewal. 3) Trump is floundering in the US and by all polling should be decimated in upcoming elections there. Populism always ends like that, it’s fashion. Fashions come and go quickly. 4) The real winner here and what’s going on, is - social media. Social media is taking over our societies. Trump’s America is really just a culture now operating entirely in social media feeds. Farage and Hanson are the continuation of that here. The medium is always the message. Those who launch populist politics are usually also the first victims of it. Just passing trends. Caesar, one of the first populists, was murdered only 5 years into his reign.