It is not surprising that anti-Muslim populism has found some of its most ferocious supporters among former leftists, for they, too, have lost their faith – in world revolution, or whatnot.
Il n’y a rien de surprenant à ce que le populisme anti-musulman trouve ses plus fervents adeptes parmi d’anciens gauchistes, car ils ont, eux aussi, perdu la foi – dans la révolution mondiale ou autre.