^There is a general feeling among far-right groups that there was less state intervention in that “golden age,” and that men could do what they wanted as long as they could defend themselves.
By framing their struggle as one for freedom and self-determination, the convoy presents its members as “saviours” of a once-unsullied nation, now contaminated by immigrants, racialized peoples, Muslims and others.
Other extremist movements use the same logic. Islamophobes desire a return to a Christian nation; racists crave a return to a white nation; and Incels wish for a patriarchal society in which men had unimpeded sexual access to women.
In India, right-wing Hindus yearn to restore a Vedic golden age, aspiring to restore the purity of their mythical Hindu-only rashtra (nation). -snip
The old trusted "US vs Them" while creating bogeymen fear tactic is what Trump is great at tapping into, what he tapped into in 2016 to win the nomination, was said back then. You mentioned it was used in a fashion to lay the foundation for BREXIT.
Most often used in the "You have something they want, don't them them take it" and "They took something that is rightfully yours, go take it back". Has worked well for dictators, despots and autocrats for centuries.