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The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen | Owen Jones

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The west is in freefall – and the worst part is that we were warned, but chose not to listen | Owen Jones
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Endless pursuit of wealth and power by western leaders led us here. What strikes me most is how many saw what was comingThe symptoms of decline are everywhere you look. On Sunday, Germany’s far right won another state election, taking nearly 40% of the vote in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. France is preparing a €54bn fiscal squeeze, which could turn the screw still further on a foundering so-called European social model. At the UN general assembly, Donald Trump once again threatened to “annihil

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