It is clear that a wave of neo-fascism has taken hold across Europe. This situation has given rise to a great deal of pessimism. However, they are not the only ones on the continent; the left is also present. Die Linke has won Berlin, whilst in Austria the Communists have taken Graz. In Sweden, the Left Party has entered Parliament; Mélenchon will be competing against Le Pen; and the Belgian Workers’ Party has reached 21 per cent.
Whilst the government has the country under a multi-faceted siege, the objections raised by opposition forces are not enough to halt the regime. According to political scientists, it is essential to pave the way for an alternative political channel through which the people can once again become active participants.
There are those who, when criticism arises that this process could be exploited by those in power for their own interests—and when society voices legitimate concerns along these lines—go so far as to dismiss such concerns as an injustice done to ‘Mr Erdoğan and Mr Bahçeli’! Is that really the case? The Erdoğans and the Bahçelis (with America’s support too) have been promising freedom, peace and democracy to our people, whom they have been oppressing for years through all manner of hardships – and yet are we the ones doing them an injustice…
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