Frank Furedi Writing in Roots And Wings. about a struggle for democratic decision making.
Recommended by Christopher Owens.

2-December-2023

If the mainstream, and the Political Establishment are to be believed than the main threat facing the Western World is the so-called Far Right or Right- Wing troublemakers. As a recent commentary in Politico noted: ‘Following the anti-Islam politician’s shock election win in the Netherlands, European elites are nervously scanning the political landscape for signs of what’s to come — including further surprise wins from far-right candidates’.

It appears that every time that an election does not go their way or when confronted with a display of public protest the ruling elites raise alarm about the spectre of the far-right haunting society. This panic-like response was evident in the aftermath of recent elections in Germany and Holland.

Last week it was the turn of the European People’s Party President, the German politician Manfred Weber to raise the alarm about threat posed by the far-right. 

Continue reading @ Roots & Wings.

Anti-Populism, Migration And The Moral Decay Of National Identity

Frank Furedi Writing in Roots And Wings. about a struggle for democratic decision making.
Recommended by Christopher Owens.

2-December-2023

If the mainstream, and the Political Establishment are to be believed than the main threat facing the Western World is the so-called Far Right or Right- Wing troublemakers. As a recent commentary in Politico noted: ‘Following the anti-Islam politician’s shock election win in the Netherlands, European elites are nervously scanning the political landscape for signs of what’s to come — including further surprise wins from far-right candidates’.

It appears that every time that an election does not go their way or when confronted with a display of public protest the ruling elites raise alarm about the spectre of the far-right haunting society. This panic-like response was evident in the aftermath of recent elections in Germany and Holland.

Last week it was the turn of the European People’s Party President, the German politician Manfred Weber to raise the alarm about threat posed by the far-right. 

Continue reading @ Roots & Wings.

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