The billionaire wants to advance his political program while preserving his power and wealth
Which is exactly the same plan as last time. Then, the ultra-rich were afraid of communism so they propped up nationalism. Now though, they are after democracy as such.
What’s the downside for them? They either win big or things stay roughly the same and they might pay some extra tax but not much. No one (of them) is losing their bulk of their wealth or their freedom. Might as well roll the dice.
Ask the Russian oligarchs how they feel about Purin causing massive sanctions against Russia.
There won’t be any massive sanctions if ~85% of the world’s governments on your side. That’s why they’re propping up it in every country.
However, they’ll inadvertently also reignite territorial disputes between countries. The Russo-Ukrainian war is also based on the fact, that in the past, borders were different, and some countries were “greater” at that time.
