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We can best grasp this problem by asking why many members of the Republican Party who have voted in the House of Representatives to force the government to shut down are not worried that their tactics – which will undoubtedly harm many of their constituents – will fuel an electoral
backlash.
In response to a strong popular
backlash
following the recent security breaches, Ennahda leaders have for the first time called on the government to enforce the law regardless of the identity of the offenders.
This agenda is all the more important because rising inequality can produce a
backlash
against globalization and technological change, both of which are major drivers of economic growth.
Crucially, the PP has made this move without losing voters who lean further to the right – the kind of voters who presumably would lead a
backlash
of right-wing populism.
The absence of any
backlash
against the one third of Spain’s immigrants who are Romanians and Moroccans probably reflects their low visibility in society.
Indeed, Silicon Valley could soon face a
backlash
similar to the reaction to Hollywood’s failure to promote black talent.
And allowing the ECB to supervise the banks before the European Parliament acquires the power to hold it accountable would only deepen the EU’s democratic deficit and provoke a
backlash.
In these circumstances, given Russia’s continuing failure to meet the G-8’s political and economic standards, the upcoming summit in St. Petersburg could produce a backlash, eroding the legitimacy, credibility, and relevance of the world’s most developed countries.
To resist the populist backlash, we Europeans should be proclaiming the EU’s virtues more loudly, without descending to the populists’ level.
It runs against the grain of a populist anti-globalization
backlash
that is brewing in many developed countries.
Equally important, had the EU not supported the creation of an administrative and social infrastructure of liberty, there might well have been a more serious communist or even fascist
backlash
in Poland, Hungary, and elsewhere.
This helps to explain why the struggles of traditional media – many owned by wealthy families or conglomerates – have spurred even less of a
backlash
than did Walmart’s decimation of independently owned retailers.
If recessions deepen, the social and political
backlash
against austerity will become overwhelming: strikes, riots, violence, demonstrations, the rise of extremist political parties, and the collapse of weak governments.
At a time of much hand-wringing over the decline of liberalism, the future of social democracy, the rise of nationalism, and the
backlash
against globalization, Macron’s unapologetically internationalist stance is notable.
Today, with both expansionary monetary policy and increased state spending prompting a powerful
backlash
from the excluded and the under-privileged, steps taken in the name of avoiding another Great Depression may end up exacerbating social polarization.
The economic boom under President Jiang Zemin and his successor, Hu Jintao, which channeled youthful revolt into entrepreneurship and professional success, was possible only because Deng prevented the Party leadership from fracturing during the student protests of the late 1980’s and the conservative
backlash
of the early 1990’s.
But a global
backlash
has already developed.
The result has been a marked rise in nationalist populism – a trend that has led to new trade restrictions, the ongoing re-negotiation of existing arrangements (such as the North American Free Trade Agreement), and a
backlash
against supranational institutions (such as the United Kingdom’s vote to exit the European Union).
Supranational economic and political institutions were clearly generating a backlash, as they concentrated more power in central governments.
Hariri’s assassination makes that far more difficult, and Syria must prepare for a strong
backlash
from the US and France.
The whole narrative, as the writer Susan Faludi correctly perceived, was not about marriage at all; it reflected a
backlash
against feminism.
Even so, human rights organizations these days should display extra care lest their legitimate concerns overshadow their acknowledgment of the real exigencies of new situations, thereby provoking a regrettable
backlash.
In some areas, there is not only a
backlash
against American cultural imports, but an effort to change American culture itself.
A little less dominance may mean a little less anxiety about Americanization, fewer complaints about American arrogance, and less intensity in the anti-American
backlash.
In a world where Facebook can go from dorm-room project to $100 billion IPO in seven years, it may seem careless to suggest that we can just wait for a
backlash
to come if one is necessary.
Of course, we can also be part of the
backlash.
The IMF’s idea, of course, was to strengthen the hand of the reformers, but the IMF’s crude way of imposing its conditions more often led to
backlash
by the parliament, and to a degeneration of the democratic process.
This is notable, considering that it has been only two years since a widespread public
backlash
against uncontrolled immigration delivered a victory to “Leave” in the Brexit referendum.
Then, in June, just as the Russia-hosted World Cup was getting underway, the government proposed increasing the retirement age from 60 to 65 for men and from 55 to 63 for women, prompting an immediate public
backlash.
In theory, such practices run counter to regulations promulgated by the Chinese commerce ministry in August 2006, in response to a
backlash
against Chinese businesses in Zambia following the death of 51 Zambian workers in an explosion at a Chinese-owned copper mine.
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