The best minds in the Netherlands will talk about developments in their field this summer. This week Cas Mudde (54). He has been studying the radical right all his working life. “We started talking as if the radical right were the people.”
What makes orthodox Christians susceptible to radical and populist ideas? Sander Rietveld, raised Calvinistically, researched the funding of politicians such as Trump and Baudet. He wrote a book about the culture war that has spread from Christian America to the Netherlands since the 1970s.
Forum for Democracy is the political start-up of the decade. The party originated in a cellar in the Amsterdam canal belt, and finds its supporters and sponsors in the world of big money and with godly men who fight for the restoration of Orthodox Christian values. But their beloved party has little to do with the Political Parties Financing Act.
Radical right-wing nationalist thinkers find refuge in Hungary. The country is seen as "an interesting experiment" because it allows for the "revival of certain traditional values and ideas". Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is an inspiring example.
More than other media is NOS News the target of angry citizens. Even violence against NOS journalists is becoming normal. 'From everyone, for everyone': that is still possible in turbulent times? Elsevier's Weekly went looking for the NOS side of the story.
WHEN DONALD TRUMP claimed his administration would be “designating ANTIFA as a Terrorist Organization [so]” the day before threatening to send the military to quell nationwide protests against racist police violence earlier this summer, he found a notable voice of support in Thierry Baudet, leader of the Dutch far-right party Forum for Democracy (FVD).
Raise the day before Easter. Thierry Baudet had appeared at GeenStijl and yes, z’n masker a lot weer for once.
Conservative philosopher and publisher Tom Zwitser reaches thousands of viewers with online talk shows and newsreels. Who is he? "His book leaves a headstrong, see a closed world view. ”
While the House of Representatives spoke of shame for the controversial tweet by Thierry Baudet, was the FvD leader himself this afternoon in Rome. There he spoke about the nation state and the danger of mass immigration.
Thierry Baudet wants to work in their own words dying with other parties, but potential coalition partners meanwhile soured on his twitter behavior and "flirt with breaking '. There is little evidence that the damage was quickly restore.
Journalists have to question Thierry Baudet critical of his plans with the human rights courts, writes Michael Martoiu Ticu. Remember Baudets ideas pose a threat to press freedom.
It's time, says the world renowned political scientist Cas Mudde (52): radical on the right has become mainstream complete. A conversation about how it has achieved, and where we are now - from xenophobia to sexism. "People like Thierry Baudet to be a taboo breaker, which allegedly testifies of guts. "
Alt-light and alt-right Dutch form a column in which the opposition is brewing and where extreme ideas are laundered. They have won anyway if Twitter and influencing public debate there.
In the fight for the preservation of the Judeo-Christian culture have Forum for Democracy and the SGP each found. A remarkable friendship, doing Drifting SGP Christian Union.
The new anti-Semitism is on the rise, but it comes from radical Muslims, left or right? The issue becomes increasingly politicized and that cloud the issue: Jews feel threatened in Europe and should be unacceptable to everyone.
The results of the European elections offer hope. EU countries appear more resistant to the destructive power of the New Right, sparked by Donald Trump, than countries outside Europe.
This should be their elections. The European populists have even joined forces to advance to the top 3 In Brussels. But the question is: what they want? And they get it done?
The right-wing populist Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini has plans presented in Milan for a big right group in the European Parliament. For thousands of supporters he was on the Cathedral Square next PVV leader Geert Wilders, Marine Le Pen of the French Rassemblement National and nine other leaders of parties who come together in their disapproval positions on European cooperation and migration.
This month the European Parliament elections. In many European countries is growing extreme right and that trend could continue in the European Parliament. An overview of the countries with the most striking shift to the right.
In the run up to the European elections continues, the European combat fake news nothing. Google, Facebook and Twitter are their promises of openness and insufficient after the trolls and alt-right influencers have free rein.
The political center is fighting a many-headed monster Eurosceptic. For men like Timmermans and Macron warn that Europe is on the brink of collapse. But how practical is that danger?
In the eyes of Thierry Baudet Progress decline and European law unjust institution. That makes curious about his views on democracy. The conclusion: it is logical that he saw kindred spirits in Trump and Orbán.
Fighting populism by reacting indignantly to every lie, is naive, says German-American political scientist Yascha Mounk. Trump supporters know he is lying. Mounk comes up with a different strategy.
This month is not only the occupation of the Sorbonne half a century old, but also the destruction of our culture. Althans, if you ask to Thierry Baudet. multiculturalism, contemporary Art, 'Cultural Marxism', US, relativism, all of them can be traced back to "the spirit of 68 '.
For new right is May 68 both drop off point as an inspiration. With the same tactics as the "soixante-huitards' fighting a coalition of unsavory trends for a right-wing revolution to save European civilization.
PVV leader Geert Wilders congratulated Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on his victory in the parliamentary elections. “Congratulations to Viktor Orbán on this excellent result. A well-deserved victory!”, Wilders wrote on Twitter.
The PVV, the new party leader at Rotterdam a day already retired after his presentation. There was "new, unknown’ Information surfaced about Géza Hegedüs, Thus, in a click Wilders. The PVV leader does not explain what this involves information, except that 'unacceptable’ is "not befitting a PVV politician '.
Geert Wilders' Freedom Party wants to be "in as many municipalities’ them to do in the local elections, he says in an interview with the AD. "We are now far '.
A radio broadcast of Radio Evropa by Erkenbrand op internet. It is about Viktor Orban, the party Jobbik and nationalism in Hungary. Be a guest in the broadcast Geza Hegedus en Robert Szaloki, both out Rotterdam.
Voorpost organizes a manifestation with the motto “Stop the EU dictatorshipIn front of the embassy of Hungary Den Haag. This is the same day that a referendum on compulsory reception of refugees is being held in Hungary. According to European agreements, Hungary must also do the same 1300 take in refugees, but the government of Viktor Orban refuses to do this. The handful of Voorposters supports Hungary in this and has brought banners. For Postactie Leader Florens van der Kooi gives a speech. Other attendees include Ben van der Kooi, Bernie Flapper en Martijn Janssen.
Geert Wilders Post a photo of the Catholic Basilica of Esztergom in Hungary online. Around this time, he meets Prime Minister Viktor Orban in Hungary.
– CIDI registered 147 antisemitic incidents 2013 tegen 114 in 2012
– The total number of reported incidents has increased by 33 incidents
– Physical violence and threats fell together 6 to 4 incidents
– Scolding and harassment on the streets compared 2012 with 50%
increased, the number of incidents rose from 14 in 2012, to 21 incidents in 2013.
– Incidents with friends (neighbors, colleagues, peers) lanes 16
incidents in 2012 to 27 in 2013. The increase in the categories of work (+5) en school
(+6) explains the increase.
– All types of 'Real Life' incidents increased together 35 in 2012 to 42 in 2013.
– Written expressions are relative 2012 with more than 30% increased from 44
statements in 2012 to 60 statements in 2013. This increase is partly caused
by the increase in reported incidents on Twitter.
– Vandalism and graffiti of both Jewish and other goals
decreased from 14 incidents in 2012 to 10 in 2013.
– The number of incidents in the category of sports took this year off 13 in 2012 to 6
incidents in 2013.
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