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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm European. Young people are indeed moving further to the right in western Europe. There are two issues driving it - immigration and housing. The younger generation doesn't accept the platitudes and social justice mantras of older generations. They look at their communities - whether in Sweden, France, Holland - and note that nearly all violent crime is committed by Arab and African immigrants. And it's younger people that are often the victims of it - from sexual assault to muggings to murder. Most immigrants to Europe do not accept western mores and values. And younger Europeans are tired of it. They will increasingly vote for anti-immigration parties.

Secondly, fewer and fewer Europeans can afford their own home - whether owning or renting. And this is also tied to immigration. They see how much their governments are spending to house and feed immigrants from Mali or Iraq. And that leads to resentment. The traditional left and center-left parties are often seen as out-of-touch dinosaurs that are completely removed from the day to day realities of average Europeans. The energy is increasingly with the right wing parties. Even in liberal and tolerant Holland, the far right candidate - Geert Wilders - got the most votes in the last election. And I suspect that trend will continue throughout western Europe. Young people are fed up, and they are untethered from the past. The Cold War is a long time ago. And World War II is something you read about in a history book. They will increasingly vote for the right because the left has failed to address the issues they are concerned about.

But it should be noted that the European right is nothing like the American right. [b]Every European wants health insurance, pensions, social welfare, vacation time, affordable education, a sane climate policy etc etc. Immigration and the cost of housing is what drives the European right[/b].   [/quote]

And this is why I’ve spent the last 8+ years warning Democrats to not just take the decline of public support for conservative economic policies for granted.

Imagine someone more competent than Trump with economic policies that match up more to Bernie Sanders—yet just as against immigration and social justice issues as Trump is.

I firmly believe there would be a very wide appeal to someone like that. And I don’t see the GOP staying a viable party in the future unless they take that sort of route. [/quote]

Ding, ding, ding!

Once the dinosaurs clear out, someone will eventually combine the best of right and left and force a major realignment. Will that be the Dems, Reps or someone else? [/quote]

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