Progressive leaders can learn something from the rhetorical tricks of the radical right

What can progressive leaders learn from the rhetorical tricks of the radical right?

"Sex education in schools is a Marxist plot to destroy the traditional family", "illegal immigrants are poisoning the blood of our nation", the language of the radical right is becoming increasingly extreme. Often rhetorically cleverly packaged; they create a furor among many with it.

Some of their bag of tricks:
1) The past is sacred
2) The drama triangle (villain - victim - helper)
3) A metaphor says more than a thousand arguments
4) The higher your stakes, the more you get
5) It's about the destination, not the journey

Progressive leaders could learn a thing or two from this. And commit to a more hopeful message. So that they can cut that sharp right turn smarter.

David van der Meulen wrote an opinion piece about it in the Volkskrant.