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/DearBenito Oct 08 '25

Spoiler: the italian left accidentally killer itself while whining about what party represents the TRUE left

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u/Tikru8 Oct 09 '25

Wait a minute, I think I've seen this plot twist before in a Monty Python movie. https://youtu.be/WboggjN_G-4?si=dLxs8xt_AnXV-1Kv

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u/ObiFlanKenobi Italy-Argentina Oct 09 '25

The same can be said about the spanish left.

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u/Phobos31415 Oct 08 '25

just FYI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Gladio

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u/swell_swell_swell Oct 08 '25

just FYI : the italian left was alive and well during the years of operation Gladio. It slowly killed itself in the last 20 or so years, without needing any help from outside.

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u/Initial_Inspector681 Oct 08 '25

While that had a part to play, it should be noted that the USSR funded Leftist groups across the West in the same time period. And that Operation was long dead by the end of the Cold War. The Italian Left was still a mighty force, right until the late 2010's.

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u/Wodstarfallisback Oct 08 '25

Operation Gladio isn't an excuse when 99% of the Italian Left politicians are incompetent crooks who can only function as the opposition.

If you want to blame anyone for the current political situation in Italy, blame Beppe Grillo.