This past weekend, The Guardian published an excerpt from a newly released report, Far right on rise in Europe. I cannot say I am shocked by the report’s findings, though. I see this on European society every day and have noticed the steady, relentless growth for the past ten years. From the article:
Research by the British thinktank Demos for the first time examines attitudes among supporters of the far right online. Using advertisements on Facebook group pages, they persuaded more than 10,000 followers of 14 parties and street organisations in 11 countries to fill in detailed questionnaires.
The study reveals a continent-wide spread of hardline nationalist sentiment among the young, mainly men. Deeply cynical about their own governments and the EU, their generalised fear about the future is focused on cultural identity, with immigration – particularly a perceived spread of Islamic influence – a concern.
Also worth checking out, the Europe’s ‘nationalist populists’ and far right interactive map. Unsurprisingly, The Netherlands has been leading this trend for years. We are well ahead of the racist curve in this regard.
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