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Europe is a totally different continent with a wider range of cultures between countries.
I think in the US given the amount of people who have quietly supported recent actions indicates a lot of people felt not heard on the matter and now there is this crazy result.
Again I’m not saying I support this just that if there is not fair and balanced talk on migration, there is a risk of a lurch to the right.
I consider myself more left however I notice a tone of condescension that I feel does more harm than good. I feel balance, and open conversation is a great tool that’s overlooked in communities.
Ignoring the voices in the community comes at a peril.
I disagree with you. If you look at the points that the far right is pushing in each country, they are pretty close to the ones made in the U.S.: immigration and sexuality. There is an added point in the E.U., which is about Brussels overreach, which is also not that far from the Central government vs. States rights. Also, the points are being driven with the exact same strategies, since they are driven on the same platforms with the same reasonings. All in all, I think you can take the U.S. as a precursor of what is happening in the E.U. Including the fact that the community voices are in many, many cases, either astroturfed or poisoned.
If you do take it as such, it doesn't seem that appeasing will work at all. In fact, it will give the far right a foothold for all other topics.
So, what you're saying is literally "let's listen to nazis and compromise with them"?
Setting the moral repercussions aside, this never works out well politically. Nazis will not stop from voting for the nazi party just because you implemented a couple of their policies, and the rest will be disenfranchised because there's less incentive to vote when all parties are doing pretty much the same stuff.