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RvB
Profile Blog Joined December 2010
Netherlands6304 Posts
April 24 2016 19:20 GMT
#9121
It's a trend happening all over Europe. In NL the centre/ centre right christen democrats(CDA) which used to be one of the biggest parties has been surpassed by the conservative liberals (VVD) and the centre left labour party while in power now polls really really poorly. The field is very fractured as well with even the big parties polling in less than 30 seats (out of 150). Populists are partly replacing them with PVV on the right and SP on the left.
Gorsameth
Profile Joined April 2010
Netherlands22492 Posts
April 24 2016 19:27 GMT
#9122
As expected, the failure of the EU and national governments to deal with the immigration crisis is feeding the populist (often right) parties.

What will follow is general failure as the protest parties have to suddenly govern instead of shout, something they are woefully unprepared for, and as reality forces them to compromise on their protest message.
And finishing with a lurch back to the more established parties to fix the mess.
It ignores such insignificant forces as time, entropy, and death
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
April 24 2016 22:23 GMT
#9123
On April 25 2016 04:27 Gorsameth wrote:
As expected, the failure of the EU and national governments to deal with the immigration crisis is feeding the populist (often right) parties.

What will follow is general failure as the protest parties have to suddenly govern instead of shout, something they are woefully unprepared for, and as reality forces them to compromise on their protest message.
And finishing with a lurch back to the more established parties to fix the mess.

Reducing it to the immigration crisis is not right imo. The immigration crisis would be perceived just fine by people if they weren't facing economical issues and didn't have their social rights slowly taken away.
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rednusa
Profile Joined October 2012
651 Posts
April 24 2016 23:41 GMT
#9124
On April 21 2016 20:10 Dapper_Cad wrote:
Candidate A for Labour is Sadiq Khan, a British Muslim who shares a pronounced name - though not a spelled name - with one of the 7/7 London bombers


Thanks for reminding us that they are two different people and that the one running in the London mayoral elections didn't blow himself up on 7/7.
Krikkitone
Profile Joined April 2009
United States1451 Posts
April 25 2016 01:24 GMT
#9125
On April 25 2016 08:41 rednusa wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2016 20:10 Dapper_Cad wrote:
Candidate A for Labour is Sadiq Khan, a British Muslim who shares a pronounced name - though not a spelled name - with one of the 7/7 London bombers


Thanks for reminding us that they are two different people and that the one running in the London mayoral elections didn't blow himself up on 7/7.


Well, you are assuming that being dead would automatically disqualify someone from running. Excluding the dead from public service really limits your options.
Yuljan
Profile Blog Joined March 2004
2196 Posts
April 25 2016 11:12 GMT
#9126
On April 25 2016 07:23 OtherWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 04:27 Gorsameth wrote:
As expected, the failure of the EU and national governments to deal with the immigration crisis is feeding the populist (often right) parties.

What will follow is general failure as the protest parties have to suddenly govern instead of shout, something they are woefully unprepared for, and as reality forces them to compromise on their protest message.
And finishing with a lurch back to the more established parties to fix the mess.

Reducing it to the immigration crisis is not right imo. The immigration crisis would be perceived just fine by people if they weren't facing economical issues and didn't have their social rights slowly taken away.


That explanation might work for France but there are no large scale economic issues or social rights being taken away in Germany and Austria. The left is always trying to paint it as a class fight but its a fight between cultures and religions. The issue is simply. The majority does not want any more muslim immigration.
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10937 Posts
April 25 2016 11:23 GMT
#9127
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
April 25 2016 11:37 GMT
#9128
On April 25 2016 20:12 Yuljan wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 07:23 OtherWorld wrote:
On April 25 2016 04:27 Gorsameth wrote:
As expected, the failure of the EU and national governments to deal with the immigration crisis is feeding the populist (often right) parties.

What will follow is general failure as the protest parties have to suddenly govern instead of shout, something they are woefully unprepared for, and as reality forces them to compromise on their protest message.
And finishing with a lurch back to the more established parties to fix the mess.

Reducing it to the immigration crisis is not right imo. The immigration crisis would be perceived just fine by people if they weren't facing economical issues and didn't have their social rights slowly taken away.


That explanation might work for France but there are no large scale economic issues or social rights being taken away in Germany and Austria. The left is always trying to paint it as a class fight but its a fight between cultures and religions. The issue is simply. The majority does not want any more muslim immigration.

Isn't poverty in Germany increasing since the early 2000s?
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kongoline
Profile Joined February 2012
6318 Posts
April 25 2016 12:27 GMT
#9129
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
April 25 2016 12:42 GMT
#9130
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.
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kongoline
Profile Joined February 2012
6318 Posts
April 25 2016 12:51 GMT
#9131
On April 25 2016 21:42 OtherWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/germany-on-course-to-accept-one-million-refugees-in-2015
1mln just in Germany last year and this year prognosis are much higher
Velr
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Switzerland10937 Posts
April 25 2016 12:53 GMT
#9132
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.



Staggering how much you can read into one sentence and at the same time proof my point.
OtherWorld
Profile Blog Joined October 2013
France17333 Posts
April 25 2016 13:06 GMT
#9133
On April 25 2016 21:51 kongoline wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 21:42 OtherWorld wrote:
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/08/germany-on-course-to-accept-one-million-refugees-in-2015
1mln just in Germany last year and this year prognosis are much higher

Yeah, so that's what I'm saying ; in all EU countries but Germany, we're very far from the "millions of bloodthirsty migrants" story that some people are selling us.
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LemOn
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
United Kingdom8629 Posts
Last Edited: 2016-04-25 13:39:35
April 25 2016 13:39 GMT
#9134
There's huge xenophobia towards refugees towards Czech Republic, people protesting in the streets, big talking point...

And it's a non issue with minuscule amount of actual refugees here, and even those provided asylum just try to move to Germany right away
Much is the father figure that I miss in my life. Go Daddy! DoC.LemOn, LemOn[5thF]
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10156 Posts
April 25 2016 13:50 GMT
#9135
On April 25 2016 21:42 OtherWorld wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.

18 to Spain lol. And no, i am not missing a "k" after the 18.
WhiteDog
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France8650 Posts
April 25 2016 15:29 GMT
#9136
On April 25 2016 22:50 Godwrath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 21:42 OtherWorld wrote:
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.

18 to Spain lol. And no, i am not missing a "k" after the 18.

Spain is a corridor for migrants, not a bedroom apparently.
"every time WhiteDog overuses the word "seriously" in a comment I can make an observation on his fragile emotional state." MoltkeWarding
Godwrath
Profile Joined August 2012
Spain10156 Posts
April 25 2016 15:33 GMT
#9137
On April 26 2016 00:29 WhiteDog wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 25 2016 22:50 Godwrath wrote:
On April 25 2016 21:42 OtherWorld wrote:
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.

18 to Spain lol. And no, i am not missing a "k" after the 18.

Spain is a corridor for migrants, not a bedroom apparently.

Yep, most of the refugees don't want to come here. With our unemployment is not surprising tho.
WhiteDog
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
France8650 Posts
April 25 2016 15:40 GMT
#9138
On April 26 2016 00:33 Godwrath wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 26 2016 00:29 WhiteDog wrote:
On April 25 2016 22:50 Godwrath wrote:
On April 25 2016 21:42 OtherWorld wrote:
On April 25 2016 21:27 kongoline wrote:
On April 25 2016 20:23 Velr wrote:
Yeah, this Isn't about economics it is about (irrational) fears.

you have to be leftist nutjob to believe that letting in without background check millions of illegal economic migrants with no education,job qualifications, will to assimilate while giving them free social support higher than most working people make in eastern countries is rational.

Millions? France welcomed 30,000 ; Austria must be somewhere between 30K and 100K.

18 to Spain lol. And no, i am not missing a "k" after the 18.

Spain is a corridor for migrants, not a bedroom apparently.

Yep, most of the refugees don't want to come here. With our unemployment is not surprising tho.

Don't worry it's the same for France to a certain extent lol.
"every time WhiteDog overuses the word "seriously" in a comment I can make an observation on his fragile emotional state." MoltkeWarding
Noizhende
Profile Joined January 2012
Austria328 Posts
April 27 2016 11:19 GMT
#9139
It's definitely because of the tanking economy and fears of loss of social status and living standard.

european center parties have successfully destroyed the welfare state over the last 30 years and we'll now face the consequences, because we don't have democratic systems with immortal parties like in the us. they'll be eaten by the people who are feeling left alone by the establishment.

the refugee crisis is just a catalysator. <- this is actually the most important thing to understand

a lot of folks don't seem to understand that you can't govern just by telling people that everything is fine over and over, because the people vote based on how much they have in their bank accounts at the end of the month, and if you cut all kinds of social structures away the people will tell the governing parties to fuck off.

now the ironic thing is, that in the case of the fpö the people actually vote for those same policies (or for the working class even worse ones), which are being made now, but they don't care, the center parties have lost support completely and at least in austria there's no left wing alternative that doesn't seem too elitist for a big part of the people, so a lot vote right wing just to show who's the boss.
Die neuen Tempel haben schon Risse - künftige Ruinen - einst wächst Gras auch über diese Stadt - über ihre letzte Schicht
lastpuritan
Profile Joined December 2014
United States540 Posts
April 27 2016 19:45 GMT
#9140
There is already 3 million registered refugees in Turkey. But yeah, people still record back to Turkey vids.



As if Turkey is their homeland. All those people should be sent mainly to ARABIC countries so they wont have language & culture problems. I feel sorry for Germany, Greece and Turkey.
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