Quotes from Manuel Castells

Despite the fact that the alt-right was not dominant in the broadest popular movement that formed around Trump, some of its leaders did play a decisive role in the ideology and politics of Trumpism, thanks to their direct influence on Trump himself.

Trump responded to all this with scorn, lies and personal attacks, establishing a whole new means of presidential communication: governance by Twitter.

UKIP largely sank without trace and not even Nigel Farage won a seat. This was a reflection of the fact that their vote was a purely anti-European protest vote which, after the success of Brexit, gravitated back towards its traditional home in the Conservative Party.

things changed when the debate broadened out to include the general public at large, and not just the political classes.