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With the recent surprise win for the left in the French elections, some may be tempted to think fascism is on the back foot. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Let's take a look at the state of rising fascism in Europe.
Is Europe Turning Fascist? – Second Thought
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Citations and Further Reading:
Definitions of fascism
web.archive.org/web/20160319123249/nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism
bigthink.com/thinking/fascism-definition-stanley
books.google.com/books?id=JU3th4LnKvsC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover
books.google.com/books?id=QS9TAQAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover
Votes 2024 French legislatures
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_election
Votes 2024 EU elections
https://results.elections.europa.eu/fr/france/
apnews.com/article/eu-election-results-european-parliament-acd0ceef91d198cf5e9ee695f394b28c
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election
Centrist in the EU copy the far-right
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-backs-tough-new-migration-rules
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/06/eu-group-european-peoples-party-von-der-leyen-migration-reforms
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-election-right-wing-parliament-would-mean-for-eu-policy/
Immigrant statistics
nber.org/papers/w32389
ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf_notes/note151.pdf
npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/mythical-tie-between-immigration-and-crime
Far-right parties inspire hate crimes
france24.com/en/europe/20240619-rights-safety-lgbtq-people-danger-risk-far-right-win-french-parliamentary-elections-bardella-le-pen-macron
Fascism and worsening conditions
researchgate.net/publication/323695290_Fascism_and_social_inequality
thenation.com/article/environment/andreas-malm-interview
ft.com/content/c18f4306-3c37-4a10-b728-74646e0ea525
A Brief History of Neoliberalism, David Harvey
doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199283262.001.0001
Macron’s far-right echoes and neoliberal drive
theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/07/nazi-collaborator-phillipe-petain-world-war-stirs-anger
dial.uclouvain.be/memoire/ucl/fr/object/thesis%3A43580
https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/economie/plus-de-9-millions-de-personnes-pauvres-en-france-emmanuel-macron-na-rien-fait-pour-arranger-les-choses-regrettent-les-senateurs
https://www.challenges.fr/economie/la-politique-de-macron-plus-favorable-aux-menages-aises-selon-l-insee_836304
books.google.com/books?id=QtwfEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover
The rise of the far-right
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2024/05/24/des-electeurs-ordinaires-a-la-decouverte-de-la-vision-racialisee-du-monde-des-electeurs-rn_6235245_3232.html
youtu.be/h9K9pdM0XMM
UK Riots
metro.co.uk/2024/08/04/racist-hull-rioters-pull-asian-man-car-smash-21356693
theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/04/rioters-try-to-torch-rotherham-asylum-seeker-hotel-amid-far-right-violence
abcnews.go.com/International/uk-police-clash-rioters-wake-deadly-knife-attack/story?id=112564079
nbcnews.com/news/world/uk-starmer-cobra-security-far-right-riots-protests-spread-migration-rcna165116
independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/riots-uk-muslim-asians-rotherham-manvers-hotel-b2591159.html
independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-riot-locations-protests-map-far-right-b2591157.html
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-islamophobia-farright-riots-b2590693.html
firstpost.com/explainers/what-is-going-on-in-the-uk-as-asylum-seeker-hotels-attacked-by-far-right-mobs-13800911.html
firstpost.com/entertainment/3-girls-killed-in-stabbing-at-taylor-swift-themed-uk-dance-class-singer-in-shock-13798940.html
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-prime-minister-convenes-emergency-panel-end-days-112570138
About Second Thought:
Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome!
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With the recent surprise win for the left in the French elections, some may be tempted to think fascism is on the back foot. Unfortunately, that's not the case. Let's take a look at the state of rising fascism in Europe.
Is Europe Turning Fascist? – Second Thought
SUBSCRIBE HERE: bit.ly/2nFsvTS
New video every other Friday!
Follow and Support Second Thought!
Twitter: twitter.com/_SecondThought
Patreon: patreon.com/secondthought
CashApp: $JTChapman
Citations and Further Reading:
Definitions of fascism
web.archive.org/web/20160319123249/nybooks.com/articles/1995/06/22/ur-fascism
bigthink.com/thinking/fascism-definition-stanley
books.google.com/books?id=JU3th4LnKvsC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover
books.google.com/books?id=QS9TAQAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover
Votes 2024 French legislatures
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_French_legislative_election
Votes 2024 EU elections
https://results.elections.europa.eu/fr/france/
apnews.com/article/eu-election-results-european-parliament-acd0ceef91d198cf5e9ee695f394b28c
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_European_Parliament_election
Centrist in the EU copy the far-right
https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-backs-tough-new-migration-rules
theguardian.com/world/2024/mar/06/eu-group-european-peoples-party-von-der-leyen-migration-reforms
https://www.politico.eu/article/european-election-right-wing-parliament-would-mean-for-eu-policy/
Immigrant statistics
nber.org/papers/w32389
ssa.gov/oact/NOTES/pdf_notes/note151.pdf
npr.org/2024/03/08/1237103158/immigrants-are-less-likely-to-commit-crimes-than-us-born-americans-studies-find
https://siepr.stanford.edu/news/mythical-tie-between-immigration-and-crime
Far-right parties inspire hate crimes
france24.com/en/europe/20240619-rights-safety-lgbtq-people-danger-risk-far-right-win-french-parliamentary-elections-bardella-le-pen-macron
Fascism and worsening conditions
researchgate.net/publication/323695290_Fascism_and_social_inequality
thenation.com/article/environment/andreas-malm-interview
ft.com/content/c18f4306-3c37-4a10-b728-74646e0ea525
A Brief History of Neoliberalism, David Harvey
doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780199283262.001.0001
Macron’s far-right echoes and neoliberal drive
theguardian.com/world/2018/nov/07/nazi-collaborator-phillipe-petain-world-war-stirs-anger
dial.uclouvain.be/memoire/ucl/fr/object/thesis%3A43580
https://www.publicsenat.fr/actualites/economie/plus-de-9-millions-de-personnes-pauvres-en-france-emmanuel-macron-na-rien-fait-pour-arranger-les-choses-regrettent-les-senateurs
https://www.challenges.fr/economie/la-politique-de-macron-plus-favorable-aux-menages-aises-selon-l-insee_836304
books.google.com/books?id=QtwfEAAAQBAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&printsec=frontcover
The rise of the far-right
https://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2024/05/24/des-electeurs-ordinaires-a-la-decouverte-de-la-vision-racialisee-du-monde-des-electeurs-rn_6235245_3232.html
youtu.be/h9K9pdM0XMM
UK Riots
metro.co.uk/2024/08/04/racist-hull-rioters-pull-asian-man-car-smash-21356693
theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/04/rioters-try-to-torch-rotherham-asylum-seeker-hotel-amid-far-right-violence
abcnews.go.com/International/uk-police-clash-rioters-wake-deadly-knife-attack/story?id=112564079
nbcnews.com/news/world/uk-starmer-cobra-security-far-right-riots-protests-spread-migration-rcna165116
independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/riots-uk-muslim-asians-rotherham-manvers-hotel-b2591159.html
independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/uk-riot-locations-protests-map-far-right-b2591157.html
independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/uk-islamophobia-farright-riots-b2590693.html
firstpost.com/explainers/what-is-going-on-in-the-uk-as-asylum-seeker-hotels-attacked-by-far-right-mobs-13800911.html
firstpost.com/entertainment/3-girls-killed-in-stabbing-at-taylor-swift-themed-uk-dance-class-singer-in-shock-13798940.html
abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/uk-prime-minister-convenes-emergency-panel-end-days-112570138
About Second Thought:
Second Thought is a channel devoted to education and analysis of current events from a socialist perspective. Welcome!
Business Email: secondthoughtchannel@gmail.com
For individuals or small businesses looking for one-on-one production training, I offer hourly consulting services as well. Send inquiries to jtchapmanchannel@gmail.com
