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The longstanding effort to keep extremist forces out of government in Europe is officially over.

For decades, political parties of all kinds joined forces to keep the hard-right far from the levers of power. Today, this strategy — known in France as a cordon sanitaire(or firewall) — is falling apart, as populist and nationalist parties grow in strength across the Continent.

Six EU countries — Italy, Finland, Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia and the Czech Republic — have hard-right parties in government. In Sweden, the survival of the executive relies on a confidence and supply agreement with the nationalist Sweden Democrats, the second-largest force in parliament. In the Netherlands, the anti-Islamic firebrand Geert Wilders is on the verge of power, having sealed a historic dealto form the most right-wing government in recent Dutch history.

Meanwhile, hard-right parties are dominating the polls across much of Europe. In France, far-right leader Marine Le Pen’s National Rally is cruising at over 30 percent, far ahead of President Emmanuel Macron’s Renaissance party, according to POLITICO’s Poll of Polls. Across the Rhine, Alternative for Germany, a party under police surveillance for its extremist views, is polling second, head-to-head with the Social Democrats.

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[–] [email protected] 49 points 5 months ago (7 children)

Please help us, how do we make it stop?

[–] [email protected] 31 points 5 months ago

I don't know, but I am scared for the future. It's also worrying how popular far right is under the youth. I worry about my little kids growing up ...

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago (1 children)

It's looking bleak here, indeed. My Heimat is jerking off Wilders and here in Germany it's the AfD, though luckily in BW they aren't as popular as in other parts of Germany..

Still, not really sure what to do about it. I vote, but it doesn't seem to matter. Don't know how to explain to people why they should care about others. It's a good thing I have enough books and games and series to offer escapism, because otherwise I'd probably need to get some prescription medication.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Your vote does matter.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Well, they win because they get votes, what is it that they're unhappy with that they're drawn to the potential leadership of these parties? I'd start with that. These are democracies, so these parties can't gain power unless they offer the citizenry of their countries something they want.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That assumes a fair and level playing field and it really isn't

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

How so? The parties they're competing against are incumbents, and often, there are laws preventing them from campaigning. If anything they're at a disadvantage policitally, and yet they're winning. Obviously, what they're offering is popular for some reason.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 months ago (1 children)

In my opinion these parties are often mentioning valid issues or things that could be improved in society, and people vote for that. The problem is these parties don't really have solutions either, but that's something that doesn't show up until after the elections...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 months ago

I think people have been waiting for solutions and they are reacting to those not being offered now, not in a potential future

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Here is the actual answer:

Make housing affordable.

Ban housing as an investment and build far more social housing.

As long as countries succumb to the investors and make housing an investment this will only get worse.

The most important thing is to make sure the peoples basic needs are provided. If they do not have food, electricity, housing etc, they will get big mad at whomever is in charge right now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately that won't solve the problem, I see some people that have already everything, but they are just afraid of others, don't want to change their habits and don't want to share.

I guess the only way to change this mind is to talk, exchange, mix, share

[–] [email protected] -1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Most right winger groups grow big by blaming on immigrants.

In the case of the rising immigration hate, it's the people blaming the housing prices on immigrants instead of cheap loans for investment bankers to snatch up all the properties with.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

If the 20th century is to be believed, with unprecedented amounts of violence.