Echoes Of 1936 - The European Far-Right Rises

Is this Berlin in 1936?

One of the Nuremburg Rallies, perhaps? No. Looks like it, though, doesn't it?

It's now.

March, 2016, in Bratislava, Slovakia, and it's a parade by the 'Kotleba' Slovakia Peoples Party.

Kooks and Weirdo's, right?

Except - they got 8% of the vote in the last Slovakian Election, and gained 14 seats from nowhere. They are described as 'ultra-nationalist right-wing extremists' and are happy to be called such.

Compare their result with that of the KDH, the moderate Christian Democratic Party, who got wiped out - losing every Parliamentary member.

The worrying aspect of this is that no-one is surprised. Almost all nations of Europe have seen a rise in Parties espousing Extreme Nationalism, Hatred of Minorities, Supression of Rights and all the usual aspects of historical Fascism.

We have often been told, as veteran Anti-Fascists, that our battle is won, there are no more Nazis, only small groups of thugs dressing up.

No. The battle is never won. #NoPasaran.

Further reading:

• Shocking march of the far-right across Europe as migration fears reach fever pitch (Daily Express)
• The Rise of Europe's Far Right and the Anti-Islam Tide (Huffington Post)
• Parties of the nationalist right are changing the terms of European political debate. (The Economist)
• How The Refugee Crisis Is Fueling The Rise Of Europe’s Right (World Post)
• These 5 Facts Explain the Worrying Rise of Europe’s Far-Right (Time Magazine)

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