“What is actually dying in Germany is not just a hitherto dominant party, but the image of centrist politicians as moderate technocrats.”

Al Jazeera · Sep 22 · Varoufakis: Europe's centrists face electoral collapse from austerity legacy

“After three decades of this facade of moderation and competence, it is now becoming clear that they were neither moderate nor competent.”

Al Jazeera · Sep 22 · Varoufakis: Europe's centrists face electoral collapse from austerity legacy

“Zealotry dressed in a grey suit and speaking in a soothing voice, repeating ad nauseam that 'there is no alternative,' doesn't look like zealotry until it starts to fail at an epic scale.”

Al Jazeera · Sep 22 · Varoufakis: Europe's centrists face electoral collapse from austerity legacy

“The AfD did not surge because, overnight, millions of Germans had an epiphany that made them more susceptible to fascist tropes. Its ranks swelled because years of austerity made the German people stare in the face of a loss of status and a high probability of real poverty.”

Al Jazeera · Sep 22 · Varoufakis: Europe's centrists face electoral collapse from austerity legacy

“French President Emmanuel Macron's centrism has single-handedly pushed France to the edge of a far-right presidency.”

Al Jazeera · Sep 22 · Varoufakis: Europe's centrists face electoral collapse from austerity legacy