Comment by jack_tripper
Comment by jack_tripper a day ago
>It's not a new idea and has long been promoted across the political spectrum including the far right.
Did those far right people wish for the current version of the EU, or the 1970's ideal of the EU?
Because without accounting for the massive societal changes since then, it's disingenuous to say those people were having the same ideas of today back then.
Pretty sure back then the far right's ideal of the EU was one when you could leave your bike unlocked without it getting stolen, christmas markets didn't need to have anti-terrorist attack barriers, and Sweden and Germany didn't top the charts of sexual assaults per capita.
>That isn't true. Plenty of right wing people have been Europhiles, even the far right.
Like who? Give me someone living and active today.
Obviously they have a different notion of what a united Europe would be like, but yes, there are people on the far right who want a united Europe and people on the left who don't. Neither of these are anything new and are ongoing.
Far right MEPs in the European Parliament have their own grouping... There are enough to do so.