We often link denialism and opposition to environmental issues to far-right parties, yet this is an oversimplification. Camil Ungureanu, Marc Sanjaume-Calvet and Balsa Lubarda argue that some centre-right parties, by downplaying ecological concerns and framing ecology as 'the new communism', paved the way for far-right climate denialism.
  • @TheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    28•3 days ago

    I can’t believe it feels like we were more accepting of the reality of climate change decades ago than we are now.

    We are regressing.

  • @Foni@lemm.eeEnglish
    14•3 days ago

    The problem is that considering the Spanish PP as a center is a basic error, it is not fascist in the style of the German ultra-right, but it is more similar to Le Pen or Meloni than to Merkel, it is dominated by the most extreme wing since its foundation.

    • @Saleh@feddit.orgEnglish
      3•3 days ago

      Well, a lot of the “centre right” in Europe also has moved to political positions that used to be exclusive to the far right. Ecological issues are only one area. Civil liberties, authoritarian surveillance and police suppression, freedom of personal choice and lifestyle…

      • @Foni@lemm.eeEnglish
        2•3 days ago

        It may be, but in the case of Spain the party has not moved, it has always had those positions, both economically and socially, not so much perhaps against immigration, as on abortion or religious issues, they have always been the version most radical of the European PP

    • @ParodperEnglish
      2•3 days ago

      Unfortunately the current system doesn’t allow a small center party to survive and add nuance to the political scene.

      • bufalo1973English
        6•3 days ago

        The funny thing is that we already have a center/center-right party: PSOE.

      • @Foni@lemm.eeEnglish
        1•3 days ago

        The current system DOES allow it, it’s not a system like the American one, what does not allow it’s the will of the voters, those on the left would be cool with the idea, but they are not going to vote for it because they are not on the left and those on the right do not like a center party. It’s not the system, it’s the people.

        • @ParodperEnglish
          1•3 days ago

          The current system DOES allow it

          Technically true, not in practice. On almost half of the provinces (those with less than 4 seats)* you risk your vote going to waste if you don’t vote for one of the big two parties.

          it’s not a system like the American one, what does not allow it’s the will of the voters

          It’s the same issue, but worse in their case. The American system also allows it if only the voters massively voted for some third party.

          those on the right do not like a center party.

          Do they?

          * In fact, you could even include those with 5 seats, which would put it over the 50% of provinces and 30% of seats.