Pandemic a hothouse for far-Right politics Independent Australia 02 May 2021, 16:52 GMT+10 COVID-19 may serve to intensify the pre-existing turn towards fascism, currently inflaming the Western world, writes AT THIS point, it is barely worth mentioning that COVID-19 has forced us to dramatically rethink the politics of everyday life. On the positive side of this has been a proliferation of community support and mutual aid - acts of kindness to help the vulnerable and various gestures aimed at raising people's spirits. On the other hand, some darker human impulses have also been witnessed, pe...