Its happenin' all over.
Do you have any idea what's driving it?
My guess is that the middle classes all over are sensing the system is unraveling, that their comfortable life styles are threatened, that their prosperity and influence is under siege. They are ready to trade their freedom for security, and the awful truth for a reassuring lie.
The last time this happened was after the Great Depression, could the new perceived threat be Climate?
But what do I know? I'm open to alternative explanations.