Dr Robert Topinka

Dr. Robert Topinka, an academic specializing in reactionary digital politics at Birkbeck University, explores how far-right language infiltrates mainstream discourse. He discusses the emergence of phrases like 'Boris wave' and their racial implications, explaining the roles of platforms like X and 4chan in spreading extremist memes. Topinka also delves into the manipulative framing of migrants as 'illegal' and the conspiratorial term 'cultural Marxism.' He argues the left should consider adopting similar meme strategies to counteract this trend.