Ne News
8 February 2017
Next month, the people of the Netherlands heads to the polls to elect a new leader, and at the current time, the far-right Freedom Party that is led by Geert Wilders are leading in the poll (https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/populism-and-the-complex-tyranny-of-the-far-right,10001), with a promise to withdraw the Netherlands from both the Euro as well as the European Union itself. While Ne News would like to see the Netherlands withdraw from the European Union as the European Union is becoming more totalitarian in nature, the election of Geert Wilders will be counterproductive, and may in fact cause more problems down the track for both the Netherlands and Europe as a whole.
It should be stressed that many on the far-right of the political spectrum (such as Italy's Allanzia Nationale) are actually in favour of the European Union and the Euro; while Norway's far-right wing Party of Progress (which appeals to racism and xenophobia) is in favour of Norway joining the European Union (http://www.neitileu.no/articles_in_foreign_languages/norway_eu_1961_1994). In fact, it was a far-right wing politician (the British Union of Fascist's "Sir" Oswald Mosley) that was the first to call for a European Union (http://www.caef.org.uk/d140edtrl.html). And the first European Commission President Walter Hallstein was a lawyer for the Third Reich (http://www.reject-the-eu.co.uk/index.html).
In fact, it was the National Party of Europe (which consisted of far-right wing fascist parties from across Europe such as France's Jeune Movement, Italy's MSI - now Allanzia Nationale - and Germany's Reichspartei) that stated
Of course, it is not just far-right wing parties that are in favour of these superstates, but so-called "patriot" and "nationalist" movements are also in favour of these superstates. Take the far-right wing League of St. George for example, who claims to be defending the United Kingdom, but as the quote below shows (from the League Sentinel, which is their journal) shows, they are actually in favour of a single European state:
So there is a possibility that Wilder (like many on the far-right end of the left-right political spectrum) will sell out the people of the Netherlands for the European Union.
And of course, not long after the people of the Netherlands comes France where it is almost expected that Marine Le Pen will make it to the second round of Presidential elections there, and like Wilders in the Netherlands, she vows to withdraw France from the European Union. But it is worth noting that like Wilders in the Netherlands, Le Pen may actually be in favour of the European Union and against the people of France.
As highlighted on Ne News last year, Le Pen voted alongside the so-called "socialist" government and voted for policies that were clearly against the interests of the French people. And in Australia, the far-right wing politician Pauline Hanson voted for the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), which was an issue that almost cost the Coalition (Liberal and National Parties) the election last year; and she voted for Work Choices in the 1990s (when she was in the House of Representatives). And the mess that people are in now with Centrelink (the social security agency in Australia)? Well, she voted for that as well, along with the Coalition and Labor.
So when the far-right wing states that they care about the nation-state and the people, then you need to question it as more often than not, the far-right has the interests of corporations at heart and not the people.
8 February 2017
Next month, the people of the Netherlands heads to the polls to elect a new leader, and at the current time, the far-right Freedom Party that is led by Geert Wilders are leading in the poll (https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/populism-and-the-complex-tyranny-of-the-far-right,10001), with a promise to withdraw the Netherlands from both the Euro as well as the European Union itself. While Ne News would like to see the Netherlands withdraw from the European Union as the European Union is becoming more totalitarian in nature, the election of Geert Wilders will be counterproductive, and may in fact cause more problems down the track for both the Netherlands and Europe as a whole.
It should be stressed that many on the far-right of the political spectrum (such as Italy's Allanzia Nationale) are actually in favour of the European Union and the Euro; while Norway's far-right wing Party of Progress (which appeals to racism and xenophobia) is in favour of Norway joining the European Union (http://www.neitileu.no/articles_in_foreign_languages/norway_eu_1961_1994). In fact, it was a far-right wing politician (the British Union of Fascist's "Sir" Oswald Mosley) that was the first to call for a European Union (http://www.caef.org.uk/d140edtrl.html). And the first European Commission President Walter Hallstein was a lawyer for the Third Reich (http://www.reject-the-eu.co.uk/index.html).
In fact, it was the National Party of Europe (which consisted of far-right wing fascist parties from across Europe such as France's Jeune Movement, Italy's MSI - now Allanzia Nationale - and Germany's Reichspartei) that stated
We now declare with pride our European communion of blood and of spirit that Europe a Nation shall forthwith be made a fact. This means that Europe shall have a common government for the purposes of foreign policy, defence, economic policy, finance and scientific development... (http://www.caef.org.uk/whatsaid.html).
Of course, it is not just far-right wing parties that are in favour of these superstates, but so-called "patriot" and "nationalist" movements are also in favour of these superstates. Take the far-right wing League of St. George for example, who claims to be defending the United Kingdom, but as the quote below shows (from the League Sentinel, which is their journal) shows, they are actually in favour of a single European state:
Our Europe, a National Europe, will be founded on the deepest sense of patriotism embracing brothers and sisters of the same stock and a 3,000 year tradition of European culture. We invite all to join in this struggle for the future of our common race and nation (http://www.caef.org.uk/whatsaid.html).
So there is a possibility that Wilder (like many on the far-right end of the left-right political spectrum) will sell out the people of the Netherlands for the European Union.
And of course, not long after the people of the Netherlands comes France where it is almost expected that Marine Le Pen will make it to the second round of Presidential elections there, and like Wilders in the Netherlands, she vows to withdraw France from the European Union. But it is worth noting that like Wilders in the Netherlands, Le Pen may actually be in favour of the European Union and against the people of France.
As highlighted on Ne News last year, Le Pen voted alongside the so-called "socialist" government and voted for policies that were clearly against the interests of the French people. And in Australia, the far-right wing politician Pauline Hanson voted for the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), which was an issue that almost cost the Coalition (Liberal and National Parties) the election last year; and she voted for Work Choices in the 1990s (when she was in the House of Representatives). And the mess that people are in now with Centrelink (the social security agency in Australia)? Well, she voted for that as well, along with the Coalition and Labor.
So when the far-right wing states that they care about the nation-state and the people, then you need to question it as more often than not, the far-right has the interests of corporations at heart and not the people.
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