Comments by "Paul Aiello" (@paul1979uk2000) on "'You're kidding me, right?': Amanpour challenges Le Pen on 'far-right'" video.

  1. The problem is when it comes to the radical elements in politics, far left or far right, they feed of public anger, but if you ask voters what their policies are, they can probably only name one, maybe two policies, that's where reality kicks in once any of these gets into power and the full range of their policies are laid bare for the voters to see, that's when things can really go south as the honeymoon fades. In other words, voters are voting in anger for the likes of the far right in Europe and the likes of Trump in the US, but are these really the solution to the anger that voters have, if you look close enough, the answer is a clear no, in fact, they are more likely to make things worse like Trump did in the US or Brexit did in the UK, France could be the next to feel the wrath of the far right, but this is needed, voters learn far more from there mistakes then they do from success. As for the far right in Europe, you've got one, maybe two elections to really deliver on the concerns of the voters, if they don't deliver over that time, the voters are very likely to turn on them, especially in France where the voters turn on governments quite quickly. My point is, sometime you have to let the loons into power to expose themselves in what they really want to do, that is a far better wake-up call for voters then the far right blustering all the time on the side lines, in other words, it's easy for them to twist, lies and deceive voters when out of power, they can pretty much say whatever they want with little to no cost to them, it's another thing to do the same in power when voters will expect solid results, in other words, the far right are being given a chance in Europe, mess it up with being too radical with your policies or not willing to compromise much in policies areas, then the voters very likely will turn on them and wipe them off the political map. We know that many of the far right realise this, that's why many are toning down their policies, almost becoming more moderate, the simple truth is, the public don't want the radical elements, but they do want change, something the mainstream parties are doing a poor job on, the public will expect solid results from these far right parties that have promised so much, if they don't deliver, that's when things can really go sour for them, and like I said, they've got one, maybe 2 elections to deliver.
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