After last week’s European Parliament elections has everything changed or has absolutely nothing changed?
Tag: Europe
Current trends in self-reproach & guilt serve interests of elites
Ethical and political “correctness” have reached extreme levels recently. This suits the powerful perfectly right now, but may come back to bite them soon.
Racism is alive and well in both Europe and Israel – with different victims
This week, a CNN poll revealed anti-Semitism is alive and well in Europe. A question now is: where does honest criticism of Israeli state policy end and anti-Semitism begin? The results are eye-opening and working. With 20 percent of young French people unaware of the Holocaust. Indeed, a similar number believe anti-Semitism is a response to Jewish… Continue reading Racism is alive and well in both Europe and Israel – with different victims
Steve Bannon’s Brussels plans threaten Europe’s liberal legacy
The American far right has spotted a gap in the European market, as the continent buckles from the fallout of mass migration and austerity. For liberals to maintain control, they must ally themselves with the radical left. Recently, it has been widely reported that Steve Bannon plans to establish a group to coordinate right-wing nationalist… Continue reading Steve Bannon’s Brussels plans threaten Europe’s liberal legacy
Democratic left, not liberal establishment, can defeat Trump
America’s liberal elite is both horrified by Donald Trump, and incapable of mortally wounding him. What’s needed instead is a profound leftward shift, led by new faces.
The secret of how to defeat Trump lies in Europe
There may well be two sides to Donald Trump. The “peaceful” and the “belligerent,” depending on his moods. And we might just have seen both of them in quick succession.
Slavoj Žižek on Corbyn, the left, and the upcoming elections
[Appeared on Channel 4 News on May 16th 2017.]
On Liberal Blackmail: Refusing the False Choice between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron
The title of a recent opinion piece which appeared in The Guardian – the mouthpiece of the anti-Assange,-pro-Hillary liberal left – says it all: “Le Pen is a far-right Holocaust revisionist. Macron isn’t. Hard choice?” Predictably, the text proper begins with: “Is being an investment banker analogous with being a Holocaust revisionist? Is neoliberalism on… Continue reading On Liberal Blackmail: Refusing the False Choice between Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron
Don’t believe the liberals – there is no real choice between Le Pen and Macron
The title of a comment piece which appeared in The Guardian, the UK voice of the anti-Assange-pro-Hillary liberal left, says it all: “Le Pen is a far-right Holocaust revisionist. Macron isn’t. Hard choice?” Predictably, the text proper begins with: “Is being an investment banker analogous with being a Holocaust revisionist? Is neoliberalism on a par with… Continue reading Don’t believe the liberals – there is no real choice between Le Pen and Macron
Donald Trump’s topsy-turvy world
The most depressing aspect of the post-electoral period in the US is not the measures announced by the President-elect but the way the bulk of the Democratic Party is reacting to its historic defeat. Notably, its supporters oscillate between two extremes: the horror at the Big Bad Wolf called Trump and the obverse of this… Continue reading Donald Trump’s topsy-turvy world