Islamism, liberalism & pseudo-communism threats to civilized world – senior Russian senator, by RT.

Islamic fundamentalism, North Korea’s pseudo-communist ideology and Western liberalism are the triple threats currently facing the civilized world, Senator Konstantin Kosachev has warned.

“The three ideological fundamentalisms are currently as follows: Islamism, personified by Islamic State; a pseudo-communism, manifested by the DPRK [North Korea]; and the liberal-globalization represented by certain elites of the West.

“These threats are, of course, unequal in scope and ideological roots, but they have much in common: each resorts to blackmail and threats, as well as use of force, visual and media effects, relying on zombie activists ready for everything for the sake of an idea,” Kosachev, the head of Russia’s upper house Committee for International Relations, wrote in an opinion piece published in Izvestia daily on Monday.

These threats have come from where they were least expected – from within, Kosashev notes.

“The peoples of Western countries have begun to show discontent with the ruling elite becoming increasingly out of touch with the population. … Although what they call populism is in fact an attempt by politicians to respond to the voice of the people, not the elite.”

hat-tip Stephen Neil