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<url><loc>https://themonthlymosquito.co.uk/2026/08/29/when-politics-punches-down-history-punches-back/</loc><news:news><news:publication><news:name>THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO</news:name><news:language>en</news:language></news:publication><news:publication_date>2026-08-29T19:58:25+00:00</news:publication_date><news:title>When Politics Punches Down, History Punches Back</news:title><news:keywords>Vulnerable People, Governments, Theft, Manipulation, political movement, authoritarian playbook, financial threat, triggering fear, scarcity, misdirection, scapegoating, fear trigger, community to competition, emotional architecture, political fear messaging, system is failing, danger is rising, you’re not protected, fear‑based political messaging, destabilised, self‑preservation, suspicion, dehumanisation</news:keywords></news:news></url></urlset>
