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Wilders may have won, but no matter the reforms he suggests, he remains a Western neoliberal, thus not really a change.

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No question about that, absolutely agree, would only emphasize that the first order of business is break the status quo, thereby creating the space and the possibility for real change, something I only think possible outside of the suffocating confines of the EU. It will be a long haul, no doubt.

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to break the status quo it will be a while, Wilders antics are not as helpful as they underline divide and conquer approach which plays into status quo and liberal order..... but every country has its own processes to go through, one day at the time eventually it will happen.

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the fact I won shows how unhappy people are of the sitting regime

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to succeed, he must moderate his points

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Yep. He also has to adopt a different mindset. He has been in opposition for twenty years; now he has to lead and offer a positive vision.

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Wonderfully helpful analysis, Colin! Hopefully this opens some doors for more productive political changes.

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