It’s been reported that in the German elections, a far right party has made ‘significant gains’.
In the UK (at least before the scandals) Reform UK seems to have had a significant boost and has even surpassed the right-wing Conservative Party in some polls/predictions.
Even France, one or two years ago, was threatened with a far-right government due to the French far right party gaining a lot of support.
It feels like in the last few years, the far-right has exceeded itself and had a surge in popularity. Is this the case? And if so, wtf is fuelling it?
Yup. Being smug and handwaving people’s concerns or anger just fuels it.
Are their concerns factual maybe not, is their view compromised maybe maybe not.
Has change happened at a fast pace, for you no, for them yes.
You don’t have to hold discussion but saying ‘your wrong, your racist, you this you that’ has just further alienated and pushed them to a community.
I’ll probs get downvoted for saying this because again it’s perceived that I am falling on that side rather than saying have respectful dialogue with someone who may be consuming misinformation. Help them develop critical thing rather than dismissing.