Same as in the UK. Same as Australia. Same as France. Same as Canada. Same as New Zealand (not quite as consistent, but still applies). Same as most "Western block democracies".
Funny that.
Though I would argue that mainstream "right wing" parties across most of those countries are more "centrist" than anything, these days...
The media will, of course, demonise them as "far right", but that simply doesn't match reality. It's just that, as you say, the "mainstream" has been dragged so far left, that anything slightly further to the right (i.e. what was formerly considered "normal") is now demonised as basically fascist, lol...
In short: tribalism and polarisation.
Same as in the UK. Same as Australia. Same as France. Same as Canada. Same as New Zealand (not quite as consistent, but still applies). Same as most "Western block democracies".
Funny that.
Though I would argue that mainstream "right wing" parties across most of those countries are more "centrist" than anything, these days...
The media will, of course, demonise them as "far right", but that simply doesn't match reality. It's just that, as you say, the "mainstream" has been dragged so far left, that anything slightly further to the right (i.e. what was formerly considered "normal") is now demonised as basically fascist, lol...