The normalisation of the extreme-right by the centre-right in Sweden went like this.
- we will never work with them.
- we happened to vote the same way as them.
- since we know they also like this policy, we will propose it. But we are not working with them!
- our policies are based on extreme-right support so it makes sense to talk to them
- a local council will be run with extreme-right support. But never nationally!
- YOLO national government with extreme right support, it's normal now
@Loukas the fascism never went away though.
It just went quiet. They masked their intentions.
But they were always there.
@Loukas oh no I didn't mean it as a correction more a comment.
Where I live we still have survivors from the 2nd world war who are split on weither they supported Facism or not. A few, but it's had an effect.
The vote tends to be high for right wing candidates and when I say right wing, I mean extremely right wing.
The UK where I'm from originally also had quite a few powerful influences that are fascist leaning.
They never left, just rebranded and played into Eurosceptisim.
@Loukas but I've been where you are, watching in horror.
It was a shock, watching the UK descend into what it is now. But the thing I hadn't realised was the attitude and acceptance of the far right had always been there.
They just got permission to be more open about it.
Loukas (They/Them) 🏳️⚧️
Esther Payne 
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