Another way to saw this is over 75% of Europeans do not back the far right
this post was submitted on 24 Jun 2026
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If you're in a room where 1 in 4 ppl are nazis you'd be VERY alarmed
Sure, but luckily most European countries doesn't have the shitty archaic political system of the US, where a relatively tiny racist minority can ensure fascist oligarchs rule the country forever.
There's nothing relatively tiny about 1 in 4. Also a quick web search shows every major european election far right parties are winning more and more. Youre doing exactly what America did. Pretending it's not as big a problem isnt going to solve anything. You'd think you'd all know this considering Europe is the home of facism and had the deadliest largest war in human history because of it
Check that again after Germany, France, and England fall to the far right after elections. Europe is just as susceptible as any other western nation of falling to racism and small minded local politicians.
Do have local reps with FPTP voting systems? Then you too are at risk of minority control of government. Be sure to ask your representative about RCV, Star, or MMP voting today!
Cries in canadian
1 in 4 women are sexually abused before they are 18. 1 in six men. You are sanding in a room where 1 in 4 are monsters
And that is good!
Billionaires are pushing this shift. They need to be put in their place.
That place: The Mariana Trench, believe it or not!
The result of political corruption and the political class not giving a shit about the average voter.
Ey give some credit to the russians and chinese funding a lot of this!
If people could make a decent living, Russian / Chinese propaganda would not catch on.
Nah even with decent wages, recists still gonna racist
That's not true. Racism and bigotry has always been pretty good ways to make peope vote against their own personal interests regardless of their economic situation.
They give just enough shits to flood us with right-wing propaganda.
Substitute is far worse.
During the catastrophic second term of Trump!
You guys better make sure you keep it below ~33%.
Regulate social media and stop the fear mongering, misinformation and indoctrinatiom of the vulnerable and dumb parts of the population.
That's because the left does what they want and says what they want regardless of popularity and older voters back them up, while the right says they'll do what needs to be done for the people and that's the game and how they sway many younger voters.
That's not quite how it works for the right. It's not just that they do what sells (well they do that too); the right can reliably get the cooperation of mainstream media in amplifying its narratives, giving it outsized power in shaping public opinion. Also it's not true that the far right is primarily supported by younger voters (see also: https://www.dw.com/en/afd-how-germanys-far-right-won-over-young-voters/a-69324954). Young voters today are more rightwing than past cohorts, but they're still leftwing compared to other age groups. The far right gets support from all age groups, but when there's a noticeable skew its towards older voters, not younger voters.
At least in germany there is a clear dependence between education and right votes.
Less education leads to more far right votes.
In a healthy democracy the government should make sure their citizens are well educated. Otherwise democracy cannot function. Uneducated people are accapting bad decisions as long as the Slogans sound good.
What's the solution if the suggestion of the earlier commenter is true: rightwing views increase with age. Any suggestion on how the government should address that?