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Populism is the natural backlash against globalism. This has been in motion since the mid '90s; Americans know the 1999 Seattle protests but they were the fourth or fifth year in a row in which there were immolations, riots, suicides and protests.

It's hardly the "end" of anything - America, for example, had to overcome decades of isolationism before it could get involved in WWI. Populism did pick up a lot of steam last year, which is probably why the Guardian is just now noticing it.