zephyreksParty of Dutch anti-Islam populist Wilders to win most seats: Exit poll
And there goes another country to the Alt-right. It’s really disheartening to see a message like this continue to win elections globally.
I get that people are worried their left and centre left governments have failed them, but why the pull to the opposite extreme?
That’s like saying you want to put ExxonMobil in charge of combating climate change because Greenpeace hasn’t solved it yet.
We’ve had like 20 years of right wing government and people responded by going more right.
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That’s somehow worse and also surprising. I thought your previous governments were made of the worker’s party and the Christian centrist. A quick trip to Wikipedia thought me I should stay up to date on politics of I’m going to comment on it.
So that makes me wonder: Why go further right if people feel the ruling right part let them down?
Nonagon ∞ OrcThe previous government disbanded over immigration, and Geert Wilders’ message of “kick out all immigrants” sadly seemed to resonate well with people. He is also pretty good at tv debates, which is where I think he convinced the very large amount of floating voters this election.
People actively voted for deportation? Oh boy. There are some scary historic precedents there that I hope the Netherlands will avoid.
Sounds scarier than it is. They still need a majority, and no other party will join them in their most extreme plans. We also have laws that protect against stuff like this.