Populist Surge Coming in Europe's May Election

[ronwagn + 6,290]

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2019/04/19/european-parliaments-own-prediction-sees-populist-surge-in-may-elections/

Populist, anti-mass migration, and Eurosceptic political parties have been predicted to make advances in the next European Parliament, according to an analysis of polling released by the parliament itself.

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[shadowkin + 584]

It will be blamed on 'Russian meddling'. It's the new 'racists'. They've repeated it hysterically so much the past few years to explain their failings that it's lost all meaning.

[Marina Schwarz + 1,576]

Speak for yourself. Lots of people still get off on Putin's long, long, long meddling hand. Such a convenient cover-all explanation especially when the alternative is "It may be our fault."

What I want to know is how come only right-wing populists are populists but not left-wing populists. Seriously, can't agitprop pros put a little bit more effort to make it interesting?

[Tomasz + 1,608]

10 hours ago, Marina Schwarz said:

Speak for yourself. Lots of people still get off on Putin's long, long, long meddling hand. Such a convenient cover-all explanation especially when the alternative is "It may be our fault."

What I want to know is how come only right-wing populists are populists but not left-wing populists. Seriously, can't agitprop pros put a little bit more effort to make it interesting?

Well as far as I know in Germany which is decisive force in Europe both left wing populists (Die Linke} and right wing as AFD are quite sympathetic to Putin arguments . But he prefers SPD for many decades as main prorussian party in Germany.

Its also interesting that people from East Germany under former soviet domination are much more sympathetic to Russia than people from West. I dont talk about Angela Merkel but  you can find it in many reaserches.

[Marina Schwarz + 1,576]

This is interesting. And unexpected. Would you venture a guess as to why this may be? I can understand it for places like Bulgaria and Serbia, but East Germany doesn't have the liberator complex, I'd think.

 

[shadowkin + 584]

15 hours ago, Marina Schwarz said:

Seriously, can't agitprop pros put a little bit more effort to make it interesting?

Make agitprop great again?

[Marina Schwarz + 1,576]

At least... moderately reasonable. I'm not too ambitious but I do tend to feel vicarious embarrassment when I encounter mediocrity.

[Tom Kirkman + 8,860]

1 hour ago, Marina Schwarz said:

At least... moderately reasonable. I'm not too ambitious but I do tend to feel vicarious embarrassment when I encounter mediocrity.

I believe the politically correct terminology is epistemically challenged.

[Marina Schwarz + 1,576]

I believe your belief is correct. *apologising profusely*

[Tom Kirkman + 8,860]

On 4/20/2019 at 10:25 AM, ronwagn said:

Populist, anti-mass migration, and Eurosceptic political parties have been predicted to make advances in the next European Parliament, according to an analysis of polling released by the parliament itself.

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