Europe’s other war…on the ‘Other’
Continent fears barbarians are at the gate. Truth is migration there is mostly legal. But perception has overwhelmed reality & politicians are merrily playing along
Europe is at war, one that’s broader than Ukraine, and arguably more consequential. From Baltic Sea to Mediterranean shores, and even through to tiny post-Brexit Britain, there is hand-to-hand combat for the narrative, and it all revolves around the ‘other’, the foreign body.
Battlefields of 2024 | Migration – both regular and irregular – is prominently on the agenda, with self-proclaimed patriots steadfast at the political barricades as the continent prepares for a clutch of elections. These range from picking its only directly elected supranational body, European Parliament, to national polls in Portugal, Lithuania, Croatia, Belgium, Austria and Britain and key regional ballots in eastern Germany.
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