The cursed ones of democracy

Abstract

This article seeks to delve deeper into the global call spread by the far right. It mobilizes the arguments of some contemporary thinkers who have been warning for decades about the attack on rights, the readiness of governments to implement policies of extermination of groups and individuals, and the growing support of the masses for such discourses and practices. It uses the thinking of Sigmund Freud, who pointed out imminent dangers in the project of building civilization. Civilizing, progressing, and becoming rich has not only always been a possibility for a few, but today, these few intend to call the shots on who will be in the privileged places of prosperity and civilization.