Vic, are the right and far right in Europe as crazed as MAGA right is here?
Yes, and no.
Ultimately their goals are the same, EuroSupremism (my term) and Christianity over everything else. They can be very vocal during demonstrations, but they lack a figurehead like Trump they can all rally behind. Instead, like everything else typically European, they're splintered across the spectrum of right wing ideology and politics.
That doesn't mean they're not dangerous. This year alone in Germany, for example, there have been several arrests among the far right leaders for planning a coup (not a chance in hell, but it shows their level of crazy). And the more extreme parties, openly neoNazi, have been banned altogether of taking part in the political landscape. Some, like Greece's Golden Dawn, have been declared outright terrorist organizations.
Unfortunately, Trump, who is effectively a cult leader, is having the same effect in Europe, like with Hungary's Orban, who recently visited him privately in his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida! Orban is one of the Putin buddies we have to deal with, as is Le Pen, from France, who openly supports him, and just now gained significantly in the European Elections.
There has been violence too. The Prime Minister of Slovakia was shot recently (not dead), and last week the Prime Minister of Denmark was assaulted in the street. And there have been others in recent years. Most are considered politically motivated. And let's not forget that Putin is doing his best to disrupt Europe at all levels. Unexplained explosions at munition factories, et cetera. Russia is actively sabotaging Europe and not just with cyber warfare.
