The Politics of Grievance and the Growth of “Navel Lint” Parties: A Global Abscess in Democracy
Across the globe, a new political phenomenon is now fully metastatic —what one might call “navel lint” parties. These are political movements that accumulate around society’s unsolved problems, thriving on frustration and resentment while selling hollow promises to disillusioned voters. Their rhetoric is simple, often reductive, and designed to appeal to those tired of complex…