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How Progressives Perceive the Right-Wing Condition

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How Progressives Perceive the Right-Wing Condition
Protesters are seen at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne, Australia, on Sept. 22, 2021. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Eric Louw
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Recent anti-lockdown demonstrations in Melbourne have been met with an array of colourful accusations from authority figures in the state of Victoria, including labels such as “anti-vaxxers,“ ”conspiracy theorists,“ ”far-right extremists,“ and ”man-baby Nazis.”
Eric Louw
Eric Louw
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Eric Louw is a retired professor in political communication with a career spanning South African and Australian universities. Prior to that, he was a former activist, journalist, and media trainer under the African National Congress, where he worked on South Africa's transition into the post-Apartheid era. Louw is an expert on affirmative action, and Black Economic Empowerment policies. His Ph.D. was in the study of Marxism and its postmodern developments. He has authored nine books including "The Rise, Fall and Legacy of Apartheid" and "The Media and Political Process."
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