Blockupy Festival Workinggroup 6: Is the Reorganisation of the European Right a sign of the Weakness of the Left? The reactionary Roll-back and antifascist Counterstrategies
Right-wing populists and fascists from everywhere in Europe use the Crisis of neoliberal Legitimacy as an opportunity for the regroupment of their forces. They try to take advantage of the Austerity-Regime and its social consequences by reinforcing nationalist and racist tendencies in society. Furthermore new forms of authoritarian Movements have occurred. One consequence is that cultural based racism and religious Fundamentalism like Islamism now seem to mutually strengthen each other. Overall all right-wing forces seem to have taken over social milieus that used to be traditional strongholds of the left. In some cases they even try to take over self-aid […]