This is a broad discussion style post, but it is something I have been thinking about over the last year. There has been repeat discussions on which of the anglo countries are the most screwed (personally, I think it is America with Americans of European descent set to be no longer the majority in just a couple decades). All of the west has declining birth rates plus feminism and other leftist thought having replaced Christianity. I know this is an incredibly vague topic but I am curious as to how the various western countries are fairing compared to each other.
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Venezuela: The opposition under Juan Guaido are actually more Left/regressive than Maduro. They're only less Left-wing economically. There isn't really a 'Right' in Venezuela.
Mexico: AMLO/MORENA are actually regressives. Soft on crime and drugs, etc.
Brazil: There's a fast growing regressivism there. Lula will likely be reelected as Bolsonaro's successor.
Regressives have also seen victories in numerous elections. Chile's Boric, Colombia's Petro and Honduras' Castro all indicate a resurgent pink wave. Peru's Castillo is also somewhere between regressive and Bolivarian-Chavismo.
Taiwan: I'd characterize the ruling DPP as regressive, e.g. their legalization of same-sex marriage.
Japan: I suspect same-sex marriage will be legal there within the next five-ten years. The opposition DPJ is quite regressive despite being a big tent.
Malaysia: For now, regressivism is mostly only among ethnic minorities like younger Chinese-Malaysians.
I agree that regressivism hasn't made noticeable inroads into Indonesia or North Korea. It is, however, in the Philippines, albeit largely confined to smaller parties like Makabayan (explicitly regressive party) and Gabriela (explicitly feminist party).
Israel indeed has strong regressivism. You can see that there's a real tension between Likudniks (who are pretty regressive themselves) and Israel's own regressives (e.g. Labor and Meretz), who are seen as too chummy with the Arab parties by the former.