Are you still grieving? You are not alone.

[abaris]

Since racism wasn't the original topic here, had a look at the Philippines recently? That's what you get when a rightwing populist goes rogue and delivers on what he promised. Without any significant politicial resistance as it seems.

But that's only the peak of the Iceberg. True, in Poland or Hungary people aren't killed on the streets, but the rollback on civil rights, checks and balances and freedom of the press are already in full swing. Roma are oppressed in Hungary. To the point that the emergency services don't visit their settlements anymore, since it's only Roma and not some first class citizens in need of help. Neonazis like the Jobiks are free to patrol and harass Roma, since they're also the ones supporting Orban in parliament. I guess I don't have to mention Turkey again, since it's obvious what's happening there.

All of these august figures ran on the nationalist ticket. Most of them instrumentalise religion to suit their needs and all of them crack down on minorities. LGBT rights are out of the window, women's rights to their own bodies too. At least in the case of Poland, which already had a stringent anti abortion law, which, if the government has it's say, would get even more strict with putting an end to abortion once and for all and under any circumstances.

So, I would ask our resident fans of politicians like that, if that is the paradise they imagine in their dreams of a new kind of policy.