https://internationalviewpoint.org/ International Viewpoint, the monthly English-language magazine of the Fourth International, is a window to radical alternatives world-wide, carrying reports, analysis and debates from all corners of the globe. Correspondents in over 50 countries report on popular struggles, and the debates that are shaping the left of tomorrow. en SPIP - www.spip.net https://internationalviewpoint.org/local/cache-vignettes/L144xH25/siteon0-da713.png?1745245334 https://internationalviewpoint.org/ 25 144 https://internationalviewpoint.org/The-sigh-of-the-oppressed-creature https://internationalviewpoint.org/The-sigh-of-the-oppressed-creature 2017-01-11T06:45:28Z text/html en Dave Landau United States (USA) Europe Britain Far Right European Union Anti-racism and Islamophobia Racism and Islamophobia <p>There is a spectre haunting Europe and the United States of America. It is the spectre of racism, xenophobia, nationalism and even fascism. Gallons of ink have been devoted to try and understand the triumph of Brexit and the victory of Donald Trump. Most commentators were astonished, as was I. But what lies ahead may be even more frightening. Far-right, anti-migrant, anti-Islam and sometimes outright fascist parties have been emerging across Europe and have made a serious impact notably in Germany, Austria, Italy and a clutch of Eastern European and Balkan states. It is suddenly more credible that the likes of Marine Le Pen and her Front National could be the next President of France. This is a fascist party led by her father for decades before she took the reins and decided to ‘sanitised' the party, clearing it of most of its transparent pro-Nazi connections. But fierce hostility to migrants and to Islam remains at the heart of the FN and most French people know its history and what it really is.</p> - <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/-IV504-January-2017-" rel="directory">IV504 - January 2017</a> / <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-United-States-USA-+" rel="tag">United States (USA)</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Europe-+" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Britain-+" rel="tag">Britain</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Far-Right-+" rel="tag">Far Right</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-European-Union-+" rel="tag">European Union</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Anti-racism-and-Islamophobia-+" rel="tag">Anti-racism and Islamophobia</a>, <a href="https://internationalviewpoint.org/+-Racism-and-Islamophobia-+" rel="tag">Racism and Islamophobia</a>