Flutterby™! : Third spaces inversely correlated with far right voters

The demise of the French ‘tabac’: How bar closures are fuelling Le Pen’s far right

Nathan Domon on European Correspondent: Close a bar, gain a far-right voter

Subtil described bar-tabacs as “third spaces”: places outside the home and workplace where people from different backgrounds mix. When those places disappear, people socialise within a narrower circle of like-minded friends and family. “That, over time, erodes the social fabric and weakens in-person ties,” he said.

Quand les bars-tabacs ferment : l’érosion du lien social local et la progression du vote d’extrême droite en France

Via Dave Rahardja @drahardja@sfba.social, though the original post he was quoting has blocked him or been removed or something.