Ultranationalist
sentiments are again threatening the European Union project. And the main
stream political parties, in the member states, are not brave enough to fight
this trend. They make the mistake of believing that by being silent about
extreme nationalism this populist ideology will not gain further ground and
will fade away. They also believe that by playing a moderate nationalistic
approach they can cut the grass under the feet of the extremist movements.
That´s also a very serious political blunder. It does not stop the populists
and at the same time it moves the centrist parties closer to xenophobic
positions. This is what´s happening these days, in so many parts of the EU.
The
solution is very clear: one has to denounce the ultranationalism as an ignominy
and also as the cause of deep conflicts in Europe. It is a ghost from the past
that no-one needs to resuscitate or should allow to be perceived as the way
forward. It is an ideological combat that has to mobilize everyone, not just
the elites.
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