Park Life 71 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 France, Germany, and most of Eastern Europe have over the last few years seen a renaissance of the far Right. Has the left become too dreamy?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kid Dynamite 6082 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 No, the worlds just full of tits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18034 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Europe's endured a near 10 year recession which for most people has no end in sight. Add this to genuine concerns over immigration and integration issues, then it's not difficult to see how this provides breeding ground to far right groups. I expect this to get much, much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 27, 2015 Author Share Posted October 27, 2015 Eastern Germany is basically gone already. As you say Renty the Globalist dabbling in nation states is creating a reactionary backlash. Merkel is done for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayvin 4964 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Merkel has had a fucking good run, mind. Most competent politician we've had in Europe for some time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renton 18034 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 Merkel has had a fucking good run, mind. Most competent politician we've had in Europe for some time... Who has fucked up massively this year, possibly contributing to the end of shengen and maybe even the EU project itself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitman 2188 Posted October 27, 2015 Share Posted October 27, 2015 No, the worlds just full of tits now you're talking......at last something I would vote for Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 The recent victory of the conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party in Poland confirms a recent trend in Europe: the rise of illiberal state capitalism, led by populist rightwing authoritarians. Call it Putinomics in Russia, Órbanomics in Hungary, Erdoğanomics in Turkey, or a decade of Berlusconomics from which Italy is still recovering. Soon we will no doubt be seeing Kaczyńskiomics in Poland. All are variations on the same discordant theme: a nationalist leader comes to power when economic malaise gives way to chronic and secular stagnation. This elected authoritarian then starts to reduce political freedoms through tight-fisted control of the media, especially television. Then, he (so far, it has always been a man, though France’s Marine Le Pen would fit the pattern should she ever come to power) pursues an agenda opposing the European Union (when the country is a member) or other institutions of supra-national governance. He will also oppose free trade, globalisation, immigration, and foreign direct investment, while favouring domestic workers and firms, particularly state-owned enterprises and private business and financial groups with ties to those in power. In some cases, outright nativist, racist parties support such government or provide an even deeper authoritarian and anti-democratic streak. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/oct/29/europes-politics-of-dystopia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30758 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 Weren't you arguing that Europe was lurching to the left about 3 weeks ago? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 Probably. But things are changing fast on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemmill 35443 Posted October 29, 2015 Share Posted October 29, 2015 "Probably" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted October 29, 2015 Author Share Posted October 29, 2015 (edited) It's a mixed bag. France, Germany, Holland and Eastern Europe to the right and Spain, Greece and the Balerics to the left. Italy in full party mode. Edited October 29, 2015 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex 30758 Posted October 30, 2015 Share Posted October 30, 2015 "Probably" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Park Life 71 Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) http://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/nov/23/meet-the-young-supporters-of-swedens-far-right-video Edited November 23, 2015 by Park Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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