Eloy
Gold Member
European nazionalist politicians see a good omen in Donald Trump's victory this week. Hungary's Viktor Orbán is reported in THE TIMES yesterday as declaring Donald Trump winning the US Presidency an "historic event" in "western civilization".
The French nazionalist Marine Le Pen called Trump's triumph "an epoch changing event". She said, "A new world is emerging,".
The right wing of Europe's past is bringing forth leaders all over the place. In Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, a former air force commander who, like Trump, has no political experience and who, like Trump, has ties to Russia, expects to be elected as president tomorrow.
Rumen Radev
On December 4, Austria, birthplace of Hitler, could elect the far right Norbert Hofer as Head of State.
Norbert Hofer
In Italy, birthplace of Benito Mussolini, Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right Lega Nord, after the American election, tweeted, "Now it's our turn."
Denmark too has a growing anti-immigrant nazionalist group which called Trump's election "a snub to the elite". This Danish Peoples'Party hopes to do well in the next election.
Then there is the colorful Dutch Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam racist will attempt to lead his party to victory next March using the slogan familiar to the English, "The people are taking their country back."
Next year there are elections for the Bundestag and the racist AfD (Alternative for Germany party) are expecting to get representation for the first time. In Germany of all places.
It really does look like Europe's past is not really past enough.
The French nazionalist Marine Le Pen called Trump's triumph "an epoch changing event". She said, "A new world is emerging,".
The right wing of Europe's past is bringing forth leaders all over the place. In Bulgaria, Rumen Radev, a former air force commander who, like Trump, has no political experience and who, like Trump, has ties to Russia, expects to be elected as president tomorrow.
Rumen Radev
On December 4, Austria, birthplace of Hitler, could elect the far right Norbert Hofer as Head of State.
Norbert Hofer
In Italy, birthplace of Benito Mussolini, Matteo Salvini, leader of the far-right Lega Nord, after the American election, tweeted, "Now it's our turn."
Denmark too has a growing anti-immigrant nazionalist group which called Trump's election "a snub to the elite". This Danish Peoples'Party hopes to do well in the next election.
Then there is the colorful Dutch Geert Wilders, the anti-Islam racist will attempt to lead his party to victory next March using the slogan familiar to the English, "The people are taking their country back."
Next year there are elections for the Bundestag and the racist AfD (Alternative for Germany party) are expecting to get representation for the first time. In Germany of all places.
It really does look like Europe's past is not really past enough.