From Norway’s anti-immigrant Future Party to Canada’s travel warnings for Germany, the West is sleepwalking into a political catastrophe it swore would never happen again.

The Warning Signs Are Everywhere

U.S. Department of State and Canada’s government has just issued a travel warning: avoid Germany due to “terrorist threats” and “violent actions of extremists.” This places Germany in the same risk category as Zimbabwe. At the same time, Norway’s right-wing, anti-immigrant Future Party is leading polls, fueled by the youth vote. This isn’t a coincidence—it’s a pattern. The very nations that defeated Nazism are now flirting with its ideological descendants.

1. The Nordic Shift: Norway and the Mainstreaming of Extremism

• The Future Party’s Rise: Once fringe, this party now dominates polls by blaming immigrants for societal issues. Their success mirrors trends in Sweden, Denmark, and Finland.

• Youth Support: Contrary to the assumption that young voters are progressive, many are embracing right-wing populism. Why? Economic anxiety, cultural displacement, and disillusionment with centrist politics.

• The Danish Reaction: Danish media’s glee over Norway’s shift reveals a broader Nordic consensus: multiculturalism has “failed.”

2. The Security Paradox: How “Terror Warnings” Reveal Institutional Collapse

• Canada’s travel advisory doesn’t just highlight terrorism—it underscores state failure. When Germany is as dangerous as Zimbabwe, something is deeply wrong.

• The Real Threat: While Islamist terrorism exists, the rise of right-wing extremism is the greater threat. In Germany, far-right violence has surged, yet the narrative focuses on “foreign” threats.

• The Cycle of Fear: Governments amplify terror threats to justify draconian policies, which further alienate minorities and fuel extremism. It’s a self-fulfilling prophecy.

3. The Historical Echo: From Weimar to Tomorrow

• The conditions mirror the 1930s: economic instability, political polarization, and a desperate public turning to strongmen.

• Scapegoating: Immigrants and Muslims are the new Jews—the easy target for societal problems caused by elites.

• Normalizing Hate: Parties like the Future Party use polished language to mask racist policies, just like fascists did a century ago.

4. The West’s Hypocrisy: “Never Again” Is Now “Again and Again”

• Western leaders love to lecture the Global South on human rights while their own societies fracture.

  

• Silence on State Violence: France’s police brutality, Britain’s hostile environment policy, and Denmark’s ghetto laws are ignored as “internal matters.”

• The Ukraine Distraction: Supporting Ukraine’s sovereignty while eroding democracy at home is the ultimate hypocrisy.

5. Where Does This End?

• Without a course correction, Europe will see:

  • More violence against minorities and activists.

  • Erosion of democracy through “legal” authoritarianism.

  • Collapse of the EU as right-wing governments clash with Brussels.

• The Global South will watch—and remember—as the West repeats its darkest history.

6. The Data Doesn’t Lie: A Continent Embracing Division
This shift towards the right is not happening in a vacuum. It is fueled by, and in turn fuels, widespread discrimination that has become a daily reality for millions across Europe. A recent European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) survey reveals the alarming depth of this crisis:

• 45% of people of African descent experienced racial discrimination in the last five years.

• 1 in 3 Jews now avoids visiting Jewish events or sites out of fear for their safety.

• Up to 60% of Muslims report feeling discriminated against in employment.

These numbers are not abstract; they represent a continent normalizing prejudice. From France and Germany to Poland and Italy, discrimination is no longer a fringe problem—it is a mainstream crisis that extremist parties are expertly exploiting. They offer simple lies to complex problems, blaming the “other” for rising living costs and crumbling social services, and a frightened electorate is increasingly buying it.

Final Thought
The travel warnings and election results are not mere political fluctuations. They are the symptoms of a profound societal sickness. The West, which once defined itself by the promise of enlightenment and equality, is now defined by walls—both physical and ideological. Until it confronts the rot of discrimination at its core, the tide of fascism will continue to rise, and the ghosts of the 20th century will become the reality of the 21st.