Unfortunately, this manipulative tactic works: take something real or symbolic away, be it social security, housing, wages, work, or symbols like nation, Viennese Schnitzel, or England. Hide that the true causes lie in others' political interests; blame minorities, migrants, or scapegoats. Alienated people, lacking social ties or self-confidence, or even just imagining a crisis, fall for it. I find it all embarrassing.