FREAK OUT for a Cause

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Roger Hallam argues that Brexit (separatism) was not fundamentally about EU membership but stemmed from a deeper crisis of political disconnection, where ordinary people felt ignored by the political class for generations. He contends that materialist left politics fails to account for human needs for recognition and meaning, which is why people support measures that harm them economically and ecologically. The solution he proposes involves active listening through door-to-door engagement and community assemblies where people speak and feel heard, which research shows can shift participants toward more progressive views over time. Hallam identifies emotional communication and…