Go AfD. We need to start referring to the democRATs as “That Far-Left Death Cult”.
To most of the media, anyone more conservative than Joe Stalin is ‘far right’. You never hear the Green Party or Antifa referred to as ‘far left’, they are just ‘progressives’ or ‘moderates’.
Getting tired of dictatorships
The media do not use words symmetrically to describe “far right” and “far left.”
By my count (I’ll spare you the details), there are some “far right” parties with members in the EU parliament; a total of 8 members.
Symmetrically, there are some “far left”; a total of 6.
I don’t count AfD as “far right”, nor Syriza of Greece as “far left”. I put them into categories intermediate between “center left” and “far left;” and “center right” and “far right.” The political spectrum is a continuum, not an either/or proposition.
The few far-right parties in EU parliament use rhetoric and symbols of militarism and nationalism (or, ultra-nationalism).
Symmetrically, the few far-left parties in the EU parliament use rhetoric of nihilism (or, anarchic violence) and communism.
Anybody who knows AfD (on the right) or Syriza (on the left) knows that these parties are a bit fringy; but, only a bit. They have worked with, or seek to work with other parties on a pragmatic basis. Therefore, they seek reform (from the standpoint of their voters) and not destruction.
We have been seeing for some time now, Georgia Meloni - whose Brothers of Italy party is described as far right - head the government in Italy. She’s terrific.
In the Netherlands, we now have a coalition government the largest member party of which is Geert Wilders’ Party of Freedom. Good for the Dutch!
In France, Marine Le Pen’s party, National Rally, looks to become the largest party in that country’s National Assembly.
In Austria, the polls point to the so-called far right Party of Freedom coming in first, with the potential of forming a majority coalition with the center-right People’s Party.
So, at the national level as well as the European level, the so-called far-right parties are on the march.
Far right? Never seem to see headlines SCREAMING “far left” extremists!
Unfortunately, the shift to the Right was not really that big.
It looks like the “Centre-right” Christian democratic block (See Ursula Van Leyden) has gained too. What does it means is, that Ursula will stay in charge (and looks like she is looking to her left for coalition?!) and things will stay more-less the same.
They may have to slow down little bit on the widely unpopular Green New Deal, but that’s about it.
Historically, the European far right was monarchist.
There is no small government conservative faction. This is not the USA.
1. Anything not firmly in the commie trash camp = far right
2. Having commie trash call you far right needs to be worn as a badge of honor. How about some buttons or hats?
Never far left. Any news article that uses the term far right can be suspected of lying.