"Good public services are the basis for 'the social contract between rulers and the ruled'"
"[...] so when public services fail, people stop trusting the state, and that social contract starts to fray."

"Fascists thrive in these conditions. Fascists come to power by mobilizing grievances."
#Fascism #Austerity by @pluralistic
pluralistic.net/2026/04/12/alw…