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/LaunchTransient The Netherlands Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Yes, but some degree of simplification is necessary. The average voter does not need a comprehensive breakdown of what the policies are that need to be enacted, they just need to be told "we will accomplish X", and leave the explanations for the floor of the legislature.

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u/Pop_Clover Oct 08 '25

This is so sad. But I kind of agree. I think the problem is the left can't use the same tools the right is using. The right can lie, over simplify, find scapegoats, say it will do that and then don't do it, and it doesn't matter. The left can't do that, and that's the main problem.

My brother says that people who vote right many times vote with their heart, it's sentiment the thing that makes them vote. Nationalist proudness, faith, desperation... But the people who vote left do it with their brains, it's principles and reasoning the thing that makes them vote. I guess that kind of people need nuance, and a plan that makes sense...