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Episode 2288: Simon Kuper on the chilling parallels between MAGA America and Apartheid South Africa

Keen On America

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The Resurgence of 'Soil' in Modern Political Identity

This chapter explores the intricate relationship between the concept of soil and identity within modern political movements, focusing on MAGA America and AFD in Germany. It contextualizes these discussions within a historical framework of colonization and examines how nostalgia for a more homogeneous past influences contemporary societal tensions around immigration and demographic changes.

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