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Re:How Far Is Europe Swinging to the Right? by Scarblac on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @09:38AM (#11761379)
But immigration _isn't_ a key issue, it's not the cause of these peoples' troubles. They get told that, so that they can be provided with simplistic solutions.

Globalization is the problem, technology making jobs obsolete is the problem, natural limits to growth of world economy are the problem, climate change and energy crunch will be huge problems for them soon. But those are hard to explain and much harder to solve, so the idiots win.

Edit: Sorry, I read "refugees" when I saw you mention immigrants. Cheap labour from inside the EU is a real problem.

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Re:How Far Is Europe Swinging to the Right? by ThomPete on Tuesday May 24, 2016 @09:48AM (#11761442)
The right has one simply solution which actually in the short run is the most rational one.

Stop immigration.

I am sure calling someone an idiot just because they represent another view than you is under your own normal level too.

You aren't an idiot just because you are skeptic towards immigration. National Conservative is a totally fair position to take.

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