Political extremism is at an all-time high in Western democracies: The US has seen a president that doesn't respect elections, an attack on the capitol, an ever widening gap between the left/right 'tribes', and poor and rich. Far-right extremism has overtaken Islamist fundamentalism. A decline of newspapers, 'the media' and journalism in general and the rise of Fox News and the like.

That's not a US exclusive: UK, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland paint a similar, slightly less pronounced, picture.

We live in a period of unprecedented peace in Western democracies and all signs are pointing towards increased nationalism and instability.