Echoes Of 1936 - The European Far-Right Rises
Is this Berlin in 1936?
One of the Nuremburg Rallies, perhaps? No. Looks like it, though, doesn't it?
It's now.
March, 2016, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and it's a parade by the 'Kotleba' Slovakia Peoples Party.
Kooks and Weirdo's, right?
Except - they got 8% of the vote in the last Slovakian Election, and gained 14 seats from nowhere. They are described as 'ultra-nationalist right-wing extremists' and are happy to be called such.
Compare their result with that of the KDH, the moderate Christian Democratic Party, who got wiped out - losing every Parliamentary member.
The worrying aspect of this is that no-one is surprised. Almost all nations of Europe have seen a rise in Parties espousing Extreme Nationalism, Hatred of Minorities, Supression of Rights and all the usual aspects of historical Fascism.
We have often been told, as veteran Anti-Fascists, that our battle is won, there are no more Nazis, only small groups of thugs dressing up.
No. The battle is never won. #NoPasaran.
Further reading:
One of the Nuremburg Rallies, perhaps? No. Looks like it, though, doesn't it?
March, 2016, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and it's a parade by the 'Kotleba' Slovakia Peoples Party.
Kooks and Weirdo's, right?
Except - they got 8% of the vote in the last Slovakian Election, and gained 14 seats from nowhere. They are described as 'ultra-nationalist right-wing extremists' and are happy to be called such.
Compare their result with that of the KDH, the moderate Christian Democratic Party, who got wiped out - losing every Parliamentary member.
The worrying aspect of this is that no-one is surprised. Almost all nations of Europe have seen a rise in Parties espousing Extreme Nationalism, Hatred of Minorities, Supression of Rights and all the usual aspects of historical Fascism.
We have often been told, as veteran Anti-Fascists, that our battle is won, there are no more Nazis, only small groups of thugs dressing up.
No. The battle is never won. #NoPasaran.
Further reading:
- Shocking march of the far-right across Europe as migration fears reach fever pitch (Daily Express)
- The Rise of Europe's Far Right and the Anti-Islam Tide (Huffington Post)
- Parties of the nationalist right are changing the terms of European political debate. (The Economist)
- How The Refugee Crisis Is Fueling The Rise Of Europe’s Right (World Post)
- These 5 Facts Explain the Worrying Rise of Europe’s Far-Right (Time Magazine)
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