Deindustrialization shattered social democracy’s class coalition

Evidence

For the left, the return of the populist temptation went hand in hand with the shattering of the original coalition on which social democracy had built its successes. — Arthur Borriello and Anton Jäger, The Populist Moment, 79

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Social democracy collapses when no one represents the labouring side — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, 674; De-industrialisation fragmented labour and replaced class struggle with identity politics — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism, 672; Class-based interest parties collapse when their class bases dissolve — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 754 (+2 more)

Broader Connections

• De-industrialisation fragmented labour and replaced class struggle with identity politics #expands (0.95) — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism, 672
• Class-based interest parties collapse when their class bases dissolve #corroborates (0.85) — Hannah Arendt, The Origins of Totalitarianism, 754
• Social democracy collapses when no one represents the labouring side #corroborates (0.82) — Yanis Varoufakis, Technofeudalism, 674