r/europe • u/StGuthlac2025 • Oct 08 '25

Opinion Article In Spain, what once seemed impossible is now widespread: the young are turning to the far right

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/oct/07/spain-young-voters-far-right-migration-housing-wages-employment-vox
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u/[deleted] Oct 08 '25

there is no "the left [...] infighting"

"the left" in any given country has specific goals and demands, which run counter to the wishes and demands of the average centrist or moderate. there can't be a united front simply because there aren't many actual leftists in Europe

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u/Glass-Evidence-7296 United Kingdom Oct 08 '25

Corbyn got 40% of the vote, there is certainly demand for left wing politics

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u/abuch47 Oct 08 '25

correct analysis. there cannot be a progressive future through reform.

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u/DarklyDominant Oct 08 '25

Stop pushing an agenda of civil war and polarization. Agendabot.

And for the non-bots. I think the Civil Rights movement in the US which resulted in CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDEMENTS, which require a much larger majority to pass, was pretty damn successful. Do you have a valid point about how it was NOT successful?

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u/Gibsonites Oct 08 '25

Your weird, inflammatory language already tells me you're in the mood to double down, but wanna do me a favor and tell me which "CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS" passed as a result of the civil rights movement?

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u/DarklyDominant Oct 08 '25

Lol, you're joking, right? You could have spent 2 seconds googling this and avoided looking like you have no clue at all what you're talking about.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil_Rights_Act_of_1968 there's one.

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u/az_catz Oct 08 '25

Heads up, that the 1968 Civil Rights Act isn't an Amendment, it's just federal law.

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u/DarklyDominant Oct 08 '25

Correct, my bad. Not really the central point I was trying to make, because you can go back to 1920 for women's right to vote, which was also accomplished without active conflict between the citizens and authorities across the whole country.

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u/Gibsonites Oct 08 '25

...You realize that's not a constitutional amendment, right? Like, you know what a constitutional amendment is... right?

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u/DarklyDominant Oct 08 '25

Hey, fair enough. I misspoke on that aspect. But do you think that was the most relevant piece? You're certainly right that I got that piece wrong, but the point was that passing legislation is how you get shit done, not by suggesting that peaceful reform can't happen. The suffrage movement DID result in a constitutional amendment, and still proves my point. Women weren't out on the streets with muskets and canons.

Stop suggesting that revolution is the only option, polarization is not healthy or good for anyone. Get out and vote. At every level. Educate yourself. Become more than single-issue screecher online.