Thank you so much for the question.
I think the bottom line is that it legitimizes these positions. For folks trying to make an informed political decision, it seems as though these are viable options and real and legitimate claims. I would suggest Naomi Klein's book Doppelganger. It really lays out a lot about how the pandemic contributed to misinformation and disinformation and the kind of radicalization it led to.
The other thing I will say is that some of these campaigns are really about scapegoating. We know that. We see that. It's come up again in this committee already. I think we need to get a bit deeper in what we're asking. What is the purpose? What are far-right figures trying to scapegoat our community for? It's for division. It's for control. It's for increased limits to freedom, even though they speak largely about freedom.
I think that is the risk.