Nationalism in the EU

[Comrade #138672]

Apparently Geert Wilders from the Netherlands is now talking with leaders of other far-right Parties in the European Union in order to unite their efforts against the EU and "national sovereignty". He has already talked with Le Pen from Front National and is soon going to talk with the leader of Vlaams Belang (Belgium). He is planning to talk with the leaders of around 10 far-right other Parties as well.

Do you think the far-right still stands a chance? Does European Capitalism stand a chance against the world's other Capitalisms without the European Union?

Is this a frightening development or just desperation? Because to me it seems that the far-right is still gaining support, which is quite concerning IMO.

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

I think there is a great irony in nationalists of various nations uniting.

As for them having a chance, yes I think they have. In times of hard economic times the right always rises. The task of the left is to counter that, for all its worth.

[Tjis]

I think it's a rather strange move, considering that Geert Wilders has tried to distance the PVV from traditional far-right elements in the past, not wishing to be associated with fascism or neo-nazism in any way. If I recall correctly, Wilders rejected cooperation with Vlaams Belang before for that reason. I wonder what made him change his mind.

[bad ideas actualised by alcohol]

I think it's a rather strange move, considering that Geert Wilders has tried to distance the PVV from traditional far-right elements in the past, not wishing to be associated with fascism or neo-nazism in any way. If I recall correctly, Wilders rejected cooperation with Vlaams Belang before for that reason. I wonder what made him change his mind.

Losing a big chunk of his voters might be why.

[Tim Cornelis]

Losing a big chunk of his voters might be why.

They are the largest party in the polls and have more virtual seats than ever. Aligning himself with extreme right, more openly racist, and explicitly homophobic groups doesn't seem to fit a strategy to gain more popularity at home. Maybe it's the realisation that even as the largest party, he cannot reverse supposed "Islamisation" and this warrants a different strategy. Still don't see how aligning himself with such parties contributes to this though.

EDIT: I like how this thread only has Dutch participants.

[TheRedAnarchist23]

The only nationalist party in Portugal, the PNR, has very few voters. I can see nationalism rising in Portugal, both in the left and in the right.