It’s inevitable.
Dr. Philippe Van Parijs 23, PhD in Social Sciences and Philosophy, Hoover Chair of Economic and Social Ethics at the University of Louvain, 4/1/2023, "Insecurity and the rise of populism," https://www.friendsofeurope.org/insights/insecurity-and-the-rise-of-populism/
Economic insecurity, whether generated by globalisation, digitalisation or any other cause, is not the sole culprit. Cultural insecurity also plays an important independent role. It is triggered when people feel that the identity of their community is threatened by the arrival, or the growth in numbers or power, of people who do not share their native language, cultural references, religious beliefs, civic customs, dress and other everyday practices. The upsurge in populism is sometimes strongest in places where a thriving labour market provides economic security, but where real, alleged or prospective immigration boosts cultural insecurity.
Both economic and cultural insecurity breed democratic disenchantment because of the feeling that democratic national governments, often bridled by international treaties or constitutional constraints, are unwilling or unable to address them effectively. Because of the largely unstoppable cross-border movement of capital, goods, services and people, and because of the need to keep pace with technological progress, governments often have to capitulate to market forces or resort to laborious supranational decision-making processes, more or less remote and more or less undemocratic. Faced with the impotence of democratic governments, the temptation to call for strong leaders and to embrace simplistic nationalist solutions can seem irresistible.