# In Europe, how do you tell the difference between "far right" and "mainstream right"? **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [June 11, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741 "2024-06-11T16:28:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741/21 "2024-10-04T11:35:55Z")
The Dutch Minister for Asylum and Migration looks like Miss Trunchbull cosplaying Eva Braun. That’ll do it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 11:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741/22 "2024-10-04T11:55:24Z")
That is a completely undeserved compliment. She looks much worse than that. Or maybe it is just her insides leaking into her appearance. She’s absolutely vile. ---
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741/23 "2024-10-04T12:45:33Z")
I literally looked up pictures of Miss Trunchbull and you’re right. Minister Faber looks much worse: like an older Miss Trunchbull, her face weathered away by the bile she spews. I think she would be thrilled with my compliment and I genuinely think this is the look she is going for, incl cosplaying Eva Braun 😭 ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 6:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741/24 "2024-10-05T06:10:41Z")
Interesting piece on Georgia Meloni in the Guardian recently - is she the neo-Fascist she started out as, or just tactically moderating? > **[The shapeshifter: who is the real Giorgia Meloni?](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/19/shapeshifter-who-is-the-real-giorgia-meloni-italy-prime-minister)** > > The long read: She’s been called a neo-fascist and a danger to Italy. But she has won over many heads of Europe, including the UK prime minister. Should we be worried? ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741/25 "2024-10-05T14:49:15Z")
She’s a viper—all the more dangerous because she plays the game so well. I got a bad feeling about all this. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2024, 11:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741/26 "2024-11-25T11:46:13Z")
Since this seems to be the thread where right-wing ascendancy in Europe is being discussed… > **[Shock as pro-Russia independent wins first round of Romanian election](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/nov/25/calin-georgescu-romania-election-hard-right-candidate)** > > Călin Georgescu, a critic of Nato, says people have ‘cried out for peace’ after he heads into runoff with 22.9% of vote The results in Romania seem to imply again, as do similar results elsewhere, that Russia is continuing to successfully hijack the rightward drift for its own purposes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-europe-how-do-you-tell-the-difference-between-far-right-and-mainstream-right/1002741.md?page=1)