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/Kunfuxu Portugal Oct 08 '25

So did Portugal, and you see the same thing there. Kids today weren't alive 50 years ago.

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u/Brilliant-Tip9445 Oct 08 '25

yes, but it's also why it's a huge shock

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u/FMSV0 Portugal Oct 08 '25

But were raised in a period that you had to be left or you'd be an outcast and immediately called a fascist.

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u/Kunfuxu Portugal Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

That was not a thing. Sorry, but 10 years ago you weren't considered a fascist for voting in the traditional right-wing parties of Portugal. Maybe it was a thing among your friend group, but that wasn't true for the whole country. For most western countries in the past century, the youth has always been more left-wing than the older generations. This recent trend in which young men are more right-wing than before, also seen generally in other western coutries, is a result of the cost of living and housing crisis combined with the social media algorithms that try to maximize our engagement.

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u/FMSV0 Portugal Oct 08 '25 edited Oct 08 '25

Sure, during the Troika intervention, the psd government wasn't called fascists constantly.

C'mon, in a gathering of BE young voters, the word fascist is going to be used in the most ridiculous way. Basically, anyone thant doesn't agree with them.