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I think there is a forth enemy, at least in Europe. Pro-refugee politicians receive daily death threats and a German politician has actually been stabbed over h
by eksemplar 10y ago
I think there is a forth enemy, at least in Europe. Pro-refugee politicians receive daily death threats and a German politician has actually been stabbed over her views on immigration.
I think it goes even further than politicians though. I only have my personal experiences, but to me it seems like regular European liberals have started self-censoring and to keep some opinions behind closed doors. I've always been fairly vocal about my opinions online, and about two years ago I wrote an innocent but critical comment on the rising nationalism in Europe which ended up in a non-liberal news paper. This resulted in Death threats and an order of Pizzas to my home.
Pizzas are nice, but it's also a strong message if you want to tell someone you know where they live. The newspaper was kind enough to remove any references to me, but I've certainly been sure to value anonymity in the political realm since.