"It doesn't erupt suddenly: first, it's a mild, almost imperceptible fever. Then, it spreads, mutates, becomes contagious. Finally, it settles in, like the climate. It ceases to be alarming, because it has become commonplace. We're in the most developed phase of the epidemic, says Franco Delle Donne, an Argentine researcher and author of Epidemia ultra: Del fascismo europeo a Silicon Valley"
"a book published in 2025, in which he argues that democratic forces made a grave error in underestimating the far-right outbreaks until they spread... and now, it's too late. Extremist Epidemic is just one of the many works of non-fiction being produced by the publishing industry, which is always attentive to issues dominating public debate (and to those causing seismic civilizational shifts)."
The global far-right has progressed through stages resembling an epidemic: mild, almost imperceptible beginnings; spread, mutation and contagion; and eventual normalization into mainstream life. Democratic institutions and parties underestimated early outbreaks, enabling growth and entrenchment that many now view as advanced and difficult to reverse. A parallel surge in non-fiction publishing across languages reflects widespread attempts to analyze origins, trajectories, and impacts. Analysts trace roots to early 20th-century ideological currents and to recent authoritarian political shifts, linking these developments to theories of Western civilizational decline and to the enduring appeal of fascist imaginaries.
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