It's not like that cancer was ever not there. It's just a bit more visible at the moment. The early 90s were a whole lot worse in this regard too compared to now, and yes, including political representation of the cancer.
now the US is in relative global retreat, asking Europe to shoulder more of the regional burden-- while China and Russia seek to compete aggressively with the US and undercut US influence. for parts of Europe to undergo democratic regression now represents a serious ideological challenge to the West vs a mere regional issue from earlier. Orban et al has said as much.
and it can get much worse. if En Marche! stumbles or Merkel falls or another serious recession hits Europe, it will get ugly pretty fast.
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