European Policy Centre analysts say the general political climate and the upcoming European elections are, in part, responsible for the uptick in violence.
The shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is an example of the more serious acts of political violence in parts of the European Union.
It was the first attempt on the life of a European head of state since 2003, and reflects a growing polarisation across the continent.
Eric Maurice, researcher at the European Policy Centre, said there are numerous factors behind the discontent.
Im sure a lot of countries doing nothing against the rise of neo nazis/fascists parties and the fake news they promote has nothing to do with this.
I could point out why, but I’d probably get banned
e: this is a dumb comment and I regret making it. What I was referring to was literally right in the opening of the article:
Eric Maurice, researcher at the European Policy Centre, said there are numerous factors behind the discontent.
‘‘It’s true that on the one hand, we can see in the election results a rise in the extremes, in the radical forces, on both the right and the left, with an increasingly uninhibited political language, in verbal violence, in ad hominem attacks in political debate too. And then a radicalisation, a polarisation of society and a difficulty in debating with political adversaries who often become enemies,’’ he said.
I read the title, made a bunch of assumptions and then posted my comment without reading the article.
Go ahead - people don’t tend to get banned unless they’re assholes or spouting baseless conspiracies.
Besides, getting banned is a good thing. It means you probably didn’t want to be around those kinds of people anyway and the nosebleeds should stop.
This isn’t an uncommon view, but I think it’s pretty socially unhealthy for us to glorify discord. Sentiments like “The down votes mean I’m right” or “Bans prove they were speaking the truth” erode our ability to have a discussion and share our knowledge.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The shooting of Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico is an example of the more serious acts of political violence in parts of the European Union.
According to German federal police statistics, 22 people have been attacked in the country since the start of the year, including Social Democrat Member of the European Parliament Matthias Ecke.
Both government and opposition parties say their members and supporters have faced a wave of physical and verbal attacks in recent months and have called for greater protection for politicians and election rallies.
German police figures show physical or verbal violence against elected representatives has almost doubled in the past five years - 2,790 incidents were recorded in 2023.
The French Interior Ministry recorded 2,265 complaints or reports of violence in 2022, an increase of 32 percent compared to 2021.
He said the fear of becoming the target of violence could discourage European citizens from getting involved in politics or standing for re-election.
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