We are all Slave now.

[sebastian_dangerfield]

Originally Posted by Tyrone Slothrop

Between Brexit and Trump and Le Pen and various other right wing nationalists in Europe, it's not a uniquely American phenomenon. There has been a cosmopolitan elite consensus in the developed world since World War II that is now under attack, and is no longer shared.

The consensus regarding free trade and cooperation is not under attack. Trump and Italy are "burn it all down" movements.

People will compete with each other to a point. When the losers in a system feel like they can't win, like they've no chance, they'll shift to a different strategy: Making others lose, too.

All wealth and status is relative. If a person can't beat his betters, he'll pull them down. Shit, our entire media industry runs on that concept. 70% of what's in print or on TV is devoted to destroying a successful person. (I'm not even touching the envy industry that's social media... that's a cesspool of nothing other than bullshitting braggarts, trolls, and sociopaths.)

Brexit's a little different. That's fear of immigrants who aren't assimilating as rigidly as expected.