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New York Times
21-06-2025
- Politics
- New York Times
Right-Wing Violence Is Not a Fringe Issue
It is simply a fact that the far right has been responsible for most of the political violence committed in the United States since the start of the 21st century, with particular emphasis on the past 10 years of American political life. There was the 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va., where a far-right extremist killed a counterdemonstrator. There was the 2018 Tree of Life attack in Pittsburgh, where a shooter killed 11 people (all of whom were Jewish) and wounded six others at a synagogue. Echoing the so-called great replacement conspiracy theory, the perpetrator blamed Jewish people for bringing migrant 'invaders' into the United States. 'I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered,' he posted on the social media website Gab, a haven for online white supremacists. 'Screw your optics, I'm going in.' There was also the 2019 slaughter in El Paso, where a shooter targeted Latinos — killing 23 people and injuring 22 others — after posting a manifesto in which he condemned 'cultural and ethnic replacement' and a 'Hispanic invasion' of the United States. Nor should we forget the 2022 Buffalo supermarket attack, in which still another shooter citing the great replacement conspiracy theory targeted members of a minority group, killing 10 people (all of whom were Black) and wounding three others. In a piece written just after the Buffalo shooting, my colleague David Leonhardt, citing data from the Anti-Defamation League, observed that out of 450 killings committed by political extremists from 2012 to 2022, about 75 percent were committed by right-wing extremists, with more than half connected to white supremacists. 'As this data shows,' he concluded, 'the American political right has a violence problem that has no equivalent on the left.' What's critical for us to understand that this isn't a problem of the fringe. Not only was President Trump permissive of right-wing violence throughout his first term — consider his reaction to the violence in Charlottesville — but after losing his bid for re-election, he also led an organized effort to overturn the results, culminating in a riot in the Capitol. And what was one of his first acts back in office? He pardoned the rioters, in as clear an endorsement of violence on his behalf as one can imagine. In the years since the Jan. 6 attack, supporters of Trump, honoring his demands to 'stop the steal,' engaged in a campaign of intimidation and harassment toward election workers. Trump himself used one of the attacks — the assault on Paul Pelosi, the husband of a former Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi — as fodder for jokes and entertainment. Speaking of entertainment: There is also much to be said about the right-wing media ecosystem, where prominent voices indulge and even endorse violence against their political opponents. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
New York Times
03-06-2025
- General
- New York Times
Far-Right Leader Pulls Out of Dutch Governing Coalition
Geert Wilders, the far-right leader of the biggest political party in the Netherlands, announced Tuesday that he would withdraw his ministers from the country's governing coalition over a dispute about migration, setting off a new political crisis. The move will likely trigger the imminent collapse of a government that was sworn in less than a year ago, as well as new elections. Mr. Wilders announced the withdrawal of his Party for Freedom from the four-party coalition on X, saying the decision was made because of his partners' refusal to sign off on a new list of proposals to curb migration. 'No signature for our migration plans,' he wrote in the message. The Party for Freedom, which has advocated banning the Quran, closing Islamic schools and entirely halting the acceptance of asylum seekers, won the largest number of seats in November 2023 elections, sending shock waves through the Dutch political system. Mr. Wilders was able to form a government with three other right-wing parties — the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy, a center-right party; the Farmer Citizen Movement, a populist pro-farmer party; and New Social Contract, a new centrist party — after seven months of negotiations last year. Together, the four parties hold 88 seats in the 150-seat House of Representatives.
CNN
03-06-2025
- General
- CNN
Dutch government collapses as Wilders' far-right party leaves coalition
The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the Netherlands' government, toppling the governing coalition, its leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday. Wilders, who is not himself part of government, presented the cabinet with an ultimatum last week to strengthen its asylum policy. 'No signature for our asylum plans,' he posted on X on Tuesday. 'PVV is leaving the coalition.' This is a developing story and will be updated.
CNN
03-06-2025
- General
- CNN
Dutch government collapses as Wilders' far-right party leaves coaliiton
The far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) is leaving the Netherlands' government, toppling the governing coalition, its leader Geert Wilders said on Tuesday. Wilders, who is not himself part of government, presented the cabinet with an ultimatum last week to strengthen its asylum policy. 'No signature for our asylum plans,' he posted on X on Tuesday. 'PVV is leaving the coalition.' This is a developing story and will be updated.
Bloomberg
20-05-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
How Romania Defused Far-Right Threat in Presidential Election
Romania passed a major test for its young democracy as a centrist independent won the race for president, withstanding a surge of the far right. Nicusor Dan, the mayor of capital city Bucharest, defeated George Simion, leader of the hard-right Alliance for the Unity of Romanians, in the runoff on May 18. Simion had emerged from the first-round vote as the frontrunner.
