anzich@feddit.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 11 months agoGerman far-right leader hails Brexit as ‘model for Germany’ [ft.com]archive.phexternal-linkmessage-square52fedilinkarrow-up1164arrow-down15
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minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·11 months agoI love how this is (mis)used to dismiss EU critics as “far-right”, although communists were always against the EU as well.
minus-squaretrashgirlfriend@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·11 months ago The statement is from a member of the far right AfD party. “Communist” parties are mostly just right wing parties with a different aesthetic.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down5·11 months ago Yes, it is, but it has become common practice in Germany to automatically portray things that the AfD also wants as “far-right demands”. That is, of course, utter nonsense. No, they are not.
minus-squareDarkThoughts@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoBecause far right ideologies are nationalistic in nature, which inherently goes against the principle concept of the EU.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down5·11 months agoThe EU aims to be a supranational(ist) union. I am not entirely sure how nationalism goes against the concept of having one big European nation.
minus-squarerhabarba@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·11 months agoIf only there was a right to skip posts here. Also, please stay calm. There is no need to get personal here.
I love how this is (mis)used to dismiss EU critics as “far-right”, although communists were always against the EU as well.
The statement is from a member of the far right AfD party.
“Communist” parties are mostly just right wing parties with a different aesthetic.
Because far right ideologies are nationalistic in nature, which inherently goes against the principle concept of the EU.
The EU aims to be a supranational(ist) union. I am not entirely sure how nationalism goes against the concept of having one big European nation.
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If only there was a right to skip posts here.
Also, please stay calm. There is no need to get personal here.