Fever : The Awakening of European Fascism
The times we are moving towards are the ideal breeding ground for dynamics based on fear. We see how new policies imposed by dictatorial banking systems are feeding the fires of anger. In the era of globalization, tens of thousands of people all over Europe are screaming to the world, “I exist—I exist and I am not a product of your company. I exist because I live my identity, unique and essential and I belong to a people, a religion, a race.”
The main factor that blows oxygen to the flame of anger in our society is undoubtedly represented by the ongoing crisis, especially in Europe, which has forced the individual into a corner. In recent years, these factors have created the conditions for a severance between all people and the beginning of philosophies based on “every man for himself.”
An additional factor that is fueling the disconnection between people was trigged by the so-called “Arab spring.” This event amplified an already existing seed of fear into a full-blown racial intolerance among the young people of Europe. This change has created multiple rifts: between generations and between people of different backgrounds. In particular, the most vulnerable become the most divided: immigrants on the one side and on the other, those that see the immigration phenomenon as an existential threat to their society and their work.
These feelings, the need to protect their country and their culture, stems from the “invasion” of immigration flows. And yet these “foreign invasions” are not even confirmed by recent censuses. It seems instead that these historical events are being used by the various political parties as tools to manipulate electors. Some politicians are stoking the feeling of fear linked to the concept of invasion and loss of identity, while simultaneously undermining values such as helping the most needy and practicing cultural openness. In short, fear has become (once more) a political tool.
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