Far Right in Europe Faces Litmus Test in Upcoming Elections
This short article summarizes some of elections coming up in Europe and prospects of right-wing ascension to power in France and Austria. There is also a good interview about the situation in Greece. We want to point out that it was the Left’s lack of boldness to provide an alternative to decaying capitalism and to the EU that opened the door for the right-wing. The image below shows other right-wing parties.
Image courtesy the Sydney Morning Herald
About The Author
Bruce
Bruce Lerro has taught for 25 years as an adjunct college professor of psychology at Golden Gate University, Dominican University and Diablo Valley College. He has applied a Vygotskian socio-historical perspective to his four books: From Earth-Spirits to Sky-Gods: the Socio-ecological Origins of Monotheism, Individualism and Hyper-Abstract Reasoning Power in Eden: The Emergence of Gender Hierarchies in the Ancient World Co-Authored with Christopher Chase-Dunn Social Change: Globalization from the Stone Age to the Present and Lucifer's Labyrinth: Individualism, Hyper-Abstract Thinking and the Process of Becoming Civilized He is also a representational artist specializing in pen-and-ink drawings. Bruce is a libertarian communist and lives in Olympia WA.