Right, (see what I did there?) I want to initiate a discussion on the European right wing / populist movement that has been spurred onwards in the past two years, especially by events such as Brexit, the Trump presidential victory and future events that will eventually shape up, some in due course immediately (Italian Referendum), some a bit more down the road (French Election).

But clearly not limited to those.

Most European countries have had considerable problems internally due to the refugee crisis, most of it due to internal backlash against the whole "open door" policy of the European Union. While most people speculate this to be the fuel for the rise of the right wing, populist movements, simply putting the focus on the refugee crisis does not explain the full picture, particularly given the fact that some of these movements have been active for a looong time now. Most of them predate the refugee crisis, and some were active even 20 - 30 years ago.

What caused them to rise and take once more centre stage?

We all know Europe had a number of right wing movements which some of them turned rather... disagreeable. I am sarcastic of course here, because some of them were beyond horrific. But given Europe's rather distaste for right wing, populist policies, especially during the years after the war, the return of right wing ideals has rather alarmed many and has caused quite a few questions. Let's be clear however on one thing - modern right wing is different than the xenophobic, racist and extremist ideals of the 1930's. We're a long way from there. But this has alarmed many people, despite the obvious differences.

Why? How come right wing movements gained traction once more?

Let the intellectual debate begin.