Are Europeans Really Becoming More Right-Wing?

The rise of right-wing parties in some European countries sparked a stream of panicked headlines from more liberal media outlets. While this trend is noticeable, particularly in Italy, Germany and Austria, is it really uniform across Europe, and what does the "far right" even stand for nowadays?

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00:00 Introduction
00:57 Where Europe is Becoming More Right-Wing
04:51 But is Europe Really Shifiting Right?
07:51 Sponsored Content

[lilacbookshelf]

I think it's closer to say Europe is becoming more anti-establishment. Lots of places are experiencing similar problems. Low economic growth, inflation, housing problems, migration, low birth rates. There's a sense of stagnation across the continent which fuels a sense that the established orders aren't working, which helps fuel opposition parties. In Germany, Italy, France and Sweden, that's a move to the right. In the UK it's a swing leftward.

[kajaaaaaaa]

Correction: The Sweden Democrats are the biggest party **backing** the government, not **in** government. They have a deal with the governing coalition to back them in exchange for concessions but they are not themselves a part of it.

[tancreddehauteville]

Europe is not becoming more right wing, but people are increasingly fed up with mass immigration and falling living standards. This is why they are turning to protest parties more and more.

[Frozhiir]

Right wing voters are very numerous in Belgium (mostly Flanders) could be an interesting topic for a video because it is such a divided country whilst being the seat of the EU

[ecnalms]

Europeans as a whole to me seem to be becoming more economically left-wing, but more socially conservative/typically 'right-wing' such as being anti-immigration.

[MaelPlaguecrow]

"Because of Germany's difficult past with right wing politics." Yeah, that is an understatement if I've ever heard one.

[AUniqueHandleName]

France, Germany, Sweden, and Italy are all shifting right? Yeah, then Europe is shifting right.

[MrDarudin]

In Germany the problem isn't that we are shifting to the right, it's that the formerly centre-right CDU started abandoning traditionally conservative voters in exchange for urban voters. You can't just move to the centre without expecting new right wing competition to emerge.

[alexpotts]

I don't think it's right to say that these guys are "economically left-wing", the pattern seems to be more "socially conservative, economically incoherent". A bunch of these parties talk about more support for struggling families etc but rarely do they accompany that with tax rises, as a result it's just unicorn economics that works great in opposition but falls apart if you ever have to implement it.

[georgios_]

Europeans aren't becoming economically conservative but socially nationalist. There is a difference between the traditional (economic) right wing and the modern (social/nationalist) right

[hughjass]

When the people start moving towards what might be called "fringe" parties, they are in truth, sending a message to the established ones saying... "We are not satisfied!" A wise person might refer to these warnings as "the canary in the coal mine."

Unfortunately, established parties tend not towards shifting and reforming their policies but instead towards turning to the loudest and most objectionable elements of the fringe parties, projecting that onto its entire following. then attacking it with vigor while doubling down on the stuff that caused the problems in the first place.

This just serves to enrage the people even further and leads to an ever increasing cycle of escalation since when people are not listened to, they will speak even louder and eventually turn to those who are willing to speak loudest of all and are unhesitant to back up their words with action. And in nearly all of these instances, these new "heroes of the people" are some pretty unsavory characters indeed.

None of this is necessary. None of it needs to happen. Ordinary people, by their nature, don't gravitate towards the fringes. They are pushed there by leaders who won't listen. There is a solution - Listen and act; NOW, not later. Remember why you ran. Remember what you promised. Look after the reasonable and you'll never have to worry about the radical.

[RushaMan]

As a 🇩🇰 my main issue is the handling of MENA migrants. The rushed intake of these specific migrants created isolated communities (ghettos), uninterested in taking part in society despite free education, healthcare and housing. The blame is both on government and the migrants. I feel the derived issues outweighed the benefits.

[goughrmp]

Right left spectrum is extremely simplistic and is used more for being derogatory towards political opponents than having any unified meaning.

[farright]

The UK needs proportional representation as the current system isn't working

[johnderrick]

You didn't mention that in the last election in Spain, contrary to predictions, the extreme right wing party Vox lost nearly half their parliamentarians. Spain is different.

[haisenbergwisnia]

I don't think Swedish right wing party has much to do, since immigrants&their behaviour are the best advertisement for this party

[ElysiumCreator]

Ireland seems very isolated in this trend, most likely because our two main parties are both center-right, so a lot of Irish people and especially younger voters are sick of the right, and are moving to the Left-Wing Sinn Fein.

[sobhitc]

As a Swede who swung from left to right, I can say, I did it cos' I did not recognize my old Sweden anymore. The new ideologies - which should not be belonging in the modern world - started prevailing everywhere here. Not to mention the rise of parallel societies with regressive ideologies. So much so that these ideologies are even trying to change our constitution now (yes, I am talking about the latest so called "holy book" burning incidents). S has been playing a puppet for these ideologies in the name of "personal freedom" when clearly these ideologies should not be encouraged and are against what Sweden as a nation stood for in terms of gender equality, LGBTQ rights, freedom of expression etc. S, MP & V parties were in denial and Sweden was taking a steep downfall. SD was the only party who had balls not to be in denial and talk about it.

[manuelapollo]

We are still waiting for Meloni's naval blockade...

[elciquito]

I just want houses to become a commodity again. Instead of a valuable asset like now.