Dutch Flags and Maple Leaves: How Conspiracy Theories Created a Transnational Far-Right

Together with the anti-vax banners and upside-down Dutch flags, there were dozens of Canadian flags during Prinsjesdag. Why? According to Bàrbara Molas the far-right has used protests in the Netherlands and in Canada, specifically the Dutch Farmers’ Movement and the Canadian Freedom Convoy, to capitalize on anti-government sentiments developed locally to promote the idea that there is a transnational far-right.

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Bàrbara Molas

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Bàrbara Molas, Canada, Canadian Freedom Convoy, far-right, Dutch Farmers’ Movement, anti-government

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