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But, if it does, the EU may face some
backlash
from those who are stuck in line.
They fear not only domestic political backlash, but also the prospect that their adversary, or adversaries, will interpret a willingness to compromise as a sign of weakness, and thus become even more demanding.
In the months following Playboy’s announcement, the public
backlash
against the magazine appeared to have pushed the Indonesian mainstream firmly to the right, an impression only furthered by the high visibility and loud belligerence of radical groups.
Northern Europe’s political elites, largely social or Christian democrats, have often been dismissive of such fears, and their paternalism and condescension may be why the
backlash
in those liberal countries has been particularly fierce.
And yet it is also clear that both administrative and political problems – not least a populist
backlash
against the new arrivals – limit the EU’s capacity to absorb large numbers of migrants in a short period of time.
And yet the reactionary/revolutionary movement of the type that we are witnessing – a
backlash
against the inevitable consequences of globalization – remains unmistakably French.
Underlying the
backlash
against Big Tech has been the sense that we are all becoming proletarianized users.
But a UBI funded via taxation is sure to trigger a
backlash
among struggling working people who cannot see the logic of subsidizing the idle, rich or poor.
Supporters of such legislation – including advocates in the United States of a recently proposed Arizona law that would have permitted business owners to refuse service to gays on religious grounds – argue that it reflects an organic popular
backlash
against a threat to “traditional” values.
Finally, growing economic insecurity is creating a
backlash
against trade and globalization, which may significantly alter attitudes towards China.
If we are to avoid an even stronger
backlash
against globalization, the West must respond quickly and strongly.
If that pain occurs against a backdrop of frustration with the unequal distribution of AI’s benefits, it may trigger a
backlash
against technologies that could otherwise produce a virtuous cycle of higher productivity, income growth, and employment-boosting demand.
The fact that globalization produces both winners and losers certainly explains much of the anti-globalization
backlash
now apparent in the UK and elsewhere.
By limiting the riskiest borrowers’ access to finance, rules on mortgage lending can trigger a fierce political
backlash.
Fiscal union – that is, more imposed unity – may well be the rational answer to the current financial crisis, but it is a technocratic answer which would do nothing to make Europe more democratic, and would most likely provoke an extremist
backlash.
Moreover, the social and political
backlash
eventually will become overwhelming.
But it would also likely de-legitimize the next government before it comes into power, rupture Pakistan’s largest political party, and create a nationalist
backlash
against the US.
But the
backlash
is not exclusive to the US.
Both promoted democracy, but both did so in a manner that generated a
backlash
against democracy promotion.
In most European countries, the political
backlash
has been sharp, owing to the rapid rate of the inflows (more than a million people in the past year) and the Muslim background of many of the newcomers.
Israeli use of Saudi air space, for example, would not remain a secret for long, forcing Saudi rulers to contend with a massive, popular anti-Zionist
backlash
at home and across the Arab world.
Some experts have suggested that hardline opposition to the ban treaty could prompt a
backlash
from countries that have grown disillusioned with the NPT, leading to widespread withdrawal from the 1968 treaty.
Huge bilateral trade deficits, accusations that China keeps its currency undervalued, and a rash of defective and dangerous Chinese-made exports have fueled a protectionist
backlash
in the United States and Europe.
And, on an emotional level, fear of large-scale immigration, from both within and outside the EU, has fueled a populist backlash, which the recent refugee crisis has intensified.
The only way to achieve the type of transformation in the Middle East that the Bush administration seeks is by working with others and avoiding the
backlash
that arises when America acts as a unilateral, imperial power.
The proposal not only failed, but also triggered a political
backlash.
If Europe does not change its ways – if it does not reform the eurozone and repeal austerity – a popular
backlash
will become inevitable.
And yet it is also the proverbial canary in the coalmine, signaling a broad populist/nationalist
backlash
– at least in advanced economies – against globalization, free trade, offshoring, labor migration, market-oriented policies, supranational authorities, and even technological change.
The
backlash
against globalization is real and growing.
But, though this approach could weaken Putin’s legitimacy by limiting his ability to deliver economic prosperity, it could also result in an anti-Western nationalist
backlash.
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