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Olog-hai
on Mon Jan 28 12:21:26 2013, in response to EUEUEUEUEU Olog, posted by RockParkMan on Sat Nov 12 14:58:17 2011.
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1/28/2013, Shevat 17, 5773Violent Extremism in Europe at Highest Level Since WWIIViolent extremism is at its highest level in Europe since World War II and is becoming the continent's top security threat, the European Union's executive body said Monday.
In a speech on the eve of talks on how to detect and prevent extremism, the EU's commissioner for home affairs Cecilia Malmström urged the EU "to stand up … and protect our values that are now being challenged in many countries in Europe," AFP reported.
"We see a growth of extremism, xenophobia, anti-Semitism, hatred and nationalism," she said.
"Not since World War II have extreme and populist forces had so much influence on the national parliaments as they have today. In some countries even neo-Nazis have been elected," she added.
Should the trend continue, next year's European elections "might further strengthen these forces", threatening the entire European project, Malmström said.
Well duh! Only noticing now? Things were all quiet when Austria's government turned 30% neo-Nazi a few years back, never mind when Italy elected a government with a majority of fascists. (Of course, they only notice when "Golden Dawn" gets seats in Greece's government.)
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