• Akh@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Another way to saw this is over 75% of Europeans do not back the far right

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        Sure, but luckily most European countries doesn’t have the shitty archaic political system of the US, where a relatively tiny racist minority can ensure fascist oligarchs rule the country forever.

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          There’s nothing relatively tiny about 1 in 4. Also a quick web search shows every major european election far right parties are winning more and more. Youre doing exactly what America did. Pretending it’s not as big a problem isnt going to solve anything. You’d think you’d all know this considering Europe is the home of facism and had the deadliest largest war in human history because of it

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          Check that again after Germany, France, and England fall to the far right after elections. Europe is just as susceptible as any other western nation of falling to racism and small minded local politicians.

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          Do have local reps with FPTP voting systems? Then you too are at risk of minority control of government. Be sure to ask your representative about RCV, Star, or MMP voting today!

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        1 in 4 women are sexually abused before they are 18. 1 in six men. You are sanding in a room where 1 in 4 are monsters

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    The result of political corruption and the political class not giving a shit about the average voter.

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    Regulate social media and stop the fear mongering, misinformation and indoctrinatiom of the vulnerable and dumb parts of the population.

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    That’s because the left does what they want and says what they want regardless of popularity and older voters back them up, while the right says they’ll do what needs to be done for the people and that’s the game and how they sway many younger voters.

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      That’s not quite how it works for the right. It’s not just that they do what sells (well they do that too); the right can reliably get the cooperation of mainstream media in amplifying its narratives, giving it outsized power in shaping public opinion. Also it’s not true that the far right is primarily supported by younger voters (see also: https://www.dw.com/en/afd-how-germanys-far-right-won-over-young-voters/a-69324954). Young voters today are more rightwing than past cohorts, but they’re still leftwing compared to other age groups. The far right gets support from all age groups, but when there’s a noticeable skew its towards older voters, not younger voters.

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        At least in germany there is a clear dependence between education and right votes.

        Less education leads to more far right votes.

        In a healthy democracy the government should make sure their citizens are well educated. Otherwise democracy cannot function. Uneducated people are accapting bad decisions as long as the Slogans sound good.

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          What’s the solution if the suggestion of the earlier commenter is true: rightwing views increase with age. Any suggestion on how the government should address that?