Georgia Meloni in Italy, Le Pen soon in France, rise of the AfD in Germany, possible return of Donald Trump to the White House. Scenarios of political terror, which are now just around the corner.
No matter how much she tries to show that she has come to her senses, the big winner of the recent European elections, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, continues to harbor in her party the “droplets” of her not-so-distant neo-fascist past.
Members of the ruling party’s Youth were seen giving Nazi salutes and shouting “Sieg Heil” and “Duce”, Italian website fanpage.it reported. Of course, this is not the first time that followers of Meloni’s party have given a fascist salute, despite the Italian Prime Minister’s condemnation of Italy’s fascist past with asterisks.
Over the next two Sundays, it seems, Le Pen’s far-right National Alarm party will be called upon to govern in France: Europe’s second largest economy, once the cradle of radicalism and questioning.
The daughter of Holocaust revisionist Jean-Marie Le Pen is packing her bags for the Élysée in 2027 if political developments don’t lead France to an earlier presidential election.
In Germany, the far-right AfD, preaching the exoneration of the Nazi past, is preparing to consolidate second place.
In the USA, Trump’s return is very likely, with the specter of January 6, 2021 hanging over American democracy. For the first time, a criminal will be able to rule the greatest power in the world.
Even if he is defeated in the election, his devoted followers are not sure they will stay home…
Who will stop the dangerous descent into a global Weimar?