[[File:600px-Flag of the Soviet Union.svg.png|thumbnail|right|200px|In the former [[Soviet Union]], a popular joke was that the workers pretended to work and the Soviet Union pretended to pay them.<ref>[http://ipezone.blogspot.com/2015/08/you-pretend-to-work-putin-pretends-to.html You Pretend to work and Putin pretends to pay you]</ref>]]
The dissolution of [[atheism|atheistic]], [[communism|communist]] [[Soviet Union]] on December 26, 1991 was a watershed moment in terms of the decline of [[leftist|leftism]] and the [[secular left]] (See also: [[Decline of the secular left]]). Politically, atheists have a history of skewing politically to the left (see: [[Atheism and politics]]).
In September of 2018, Pew Research indicated: "Due to the decline of the center-left across much of Western Europe and the comparative steadiness of the center-right, most Western European countries are led by center-right parties, as measured by the party of the prime minister or other head of government."<ref>[http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/09/12/swedish-election-highlights-decline-of-center-left-parties-across-western-europe/ Swedish election highlights decline of center-left parties across Western Europe] by Kyle Taylor</ref>
According to the [[University of Cambridge]], historically, the "most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 [[Russian Revolution]], which brought the [[Marxism-Leninism|Marxist-Leninists]] to power."<ref name="Marxism-Leninism">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20130728215151/http://www.investigatingatheism.info/marxism.html|title=Investigating atheism: Marxism|publisher = [[University of Cambridge]]|quote=The most notable spread of atheism was achieved through the success of the 1917 Russian Revolution, which brought the Marxist-Leninists to power. For the first time in history, atheism thus became the official ideology of a state.|year=2008|accessdate=July 17, 2014}}</ref> The [[collapse of atheism in the former Soviet Union]] led to rapid [[desecularization]] in the region of the former Soviet Union and was a significant blow to the secular left.
== Decline of 21st century leftism in the Western World Anglosphere ==
[[File:Donald Trump official presidential photo.jpg|200px|rigthright|thumb|President [[Donald Trump]] ]]Since In the 2010decade period, so far there has been a marked decline of [[leftism]] in the [[United States]] and [[Britain]]respectively.<ref>
*[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-left-is-collapsing-everywhere/article/2614491 The Left is collapsing everywhere], ''Washington Examiner'', February 2017
*[http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/the-collapse-of-the-political-left/article/2609139 The collapse of the political Left], ''Washington Examiner'' by Michael Barone, Dec 7, 2016
''The Guardian'' reported in 2015 that merely a one-third of European countries are ruled by center-left governments.<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/world/datablog/2015/jun/22/third-eu-governed-by-centre-left-data Only a third of the EU is governed by the centre-left], The Guardian, 2015</ref>
In 2017, the ''New York Times'' reported that [[Italy]] is "one of the last major center-left governments standing in Europe."<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2017/11/24/world/europe/italy-election-fake-news.html Italy, Bracing for Electoral Season of Fake News, Demands Facebook’s Help], New York Times, 2017</ref> In November of 2017, the ''Irish Times'' reported that "Italy takes sharp turn right ahead of general election",<ref>[https://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/italy-takes-sharp-turn-right-ahead-of-general-election-1.3294538 "Italy takes sharp turn right ahead of general election"], Irish Times, 2017</ref>
In August of 2017, the ''Express'' reported:
{{Cquote|Alessandra Ghisleri revealed a collection of right-wing parties now enjoy enough total support to win next year’s Italian election as a coalition.
== Decline of leftism and violent left-wing backlash ==
''See also:'' [[Antifa]]
== American culture war, demographics and expected tipping point after 2020 ==*[[Antifa]]
''See also:'' *[[Culture war]] and [[liberal]][[Image:Baby.jpg|2017 left|thumb|200px|An unborn child in the womb. Liberals believe that the unborn child has no right to life. By the end of the century, three quarters of America may be pro-life.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-is-year-2020-key-year-for-christian.html Why is the year 2020 a key year for Christian creationists and pro-lifers?wing violence]</ref>]]The Birkbeck College, University of London professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] wrote in his 2010 book ''Shall the Righteous Inherit the Earth?'' concerning America:{{cquote|High [[evangelical Christians|evangelical]] fertility rates more than compensated for losses to liberal Protestant sects during the twentieth century. In recent decades, white secularism has surged, but Latino and Asian religious immigration has taken up the slack, keeping secularism at bay. Across denominations, the fertility advantage of religious fundamentalists of all colours is significant and growing. After 2020, their demographic weight will begin to tip the balance in the culture wars towards the conservative side, ramping up pressure on hot-button issues such as [[abortion]]. By the end of the century, three quarters of America may be pro-life. Their activism will leap over the borders of the 'Redeemer Nation' to evangelize the world. Already, the rise of the World Congress of Families has launched a global religious right, its arms stretching across the bloody lines of the War on Terror to embrace the entire Abrahamic family.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-is-year-2020-key-year-for-christian.html Why is the year 2020 a key year for Christian creationists and pro-lifers?]</ref>}}
== Emergence of the alt-right ==
''See also:'' [[Alt-right]]
[[File:Vox Day.jpg|thumbnail|rigthright|150px|[[Vox Day]] is an [[alt-right]] activist.]] The [[Alt-right]], or alternative right, is an emerging faction of the right-wing that opposes unrestrained multiculturalism, un-"skilled" immigration, and [[globalism|globalization]].<ref>httphttps://www.breitbart.com/tech/2016/03/29/an-establishment-conservatives-guide-to-the-alt-right/</ref><ref>http://theweek.com/articles/641595/how-american-nationalism-coexist-globalism</ref> The alt-right has emerged as one of the central opponents of the [[Establishment]]. Although originally intended to refer to nationalist and anti-establishment conservatives, [[liberal]]s/leftists have used the term and have used it to describe white supremecists and neo-Nazis.
The alt-right movement's central theme is as follows:<ref>[http://angrywhitedude.com/2016/04/51778/ What is the Alt-Right?, AngryWhiteDude.com, April 12, 2016]</ref>
''See also:'' [[Global atheism]] and [[Desecularization]] and [[Decline of militant atheism in the West]]
Since 1970, [[global atheism]] has been shrinking as a percentage of the world's population (see: [[Global atheism statistics]]). In addition, much to the dismay of the [[Communist Party of China]], [[Evangelical Christians|evangelical Christianity]] is experiencing explosive growth in China (see: [[Growth of Christianity in China]]).== American culture war, demographics and expected tipping point after 2020 == ''See also:'' [[Culture war]] and [[liberal]][[Image:Baby.jpg|left|thumb|200px|An unborn child in the womb. Liberals believe that the unborn child has no right to life. By the end of the century, three quarters of America may be pro-life.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-is-year-2020-key-year-for-christian.html Why is the year 2020 a key year for Christian creationists and pro-lifers?]</ref>]]The Birkbeck College, University of London professor [[Eric Kaufmann]] wrote in his 2010 book ''Shall the Righteous Inherit the Earth?'' concerning America:{{cquote|High [[evangelical Christians|evangelical]] fertility rates more than compensated for losses to liberal Protestant sects during the twentieth century. In recent decades, white secularism has surged, but Latino and Asian religious immigration has taken up the slack, keeping secularism at bay. Across denominations, the fertility advantage of religious fundamentalists of all colours is significant and growing. After 2020, their demographic weight will begin to tip the balance in the culture wars towards the conservative side, ramping up pressure on hot-button issues such as [[abortion]]. By the end of the century, three quarters of America may be pro-life. Their activism will leap over the borders of the 'Redeemer Nation' to evangelize the world. Already, the rise of the World Congress of Families has launched a global religious right, its arms stretching across the bloody lines of the War on Terror to embrace the entire Abrahamic family.<ref>[http://questionevolution.blogspot.com/2012/05/why-is-year-2020-key-year-for-christian.html Why is the year 2020 a key year for Christian creationists and pro-lifers?]</ref>}}
== See also ==
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[[Category: Leftism]]