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Civil liberties network says in states where far-right parties influence power, rule-of-law deterioration risks becoming systemic

The rule of law is declining across the EU as governments continue to weaken legal and democratic checks and balances, a leading civil liberties network has said, highlighting in particular a sharp rise in restrictions on the right to protest.

Berlin-based Liberties said in its annual report, compiled with 37 rights groups in 19 countries, that in older democracies with mainstream parties in government, such as France, Germany and Belgium, challenges to the rule of law remained sporadic.

However, in similarly long-established – so resilient – democracies where far-right parties are in power, or influencing power, such as Italy and Sweden, Liberties said deterioration of the rule of law, while gradual, risked becoming systemic.

In more recently re-established EU democracies, such as Slovakia, Slovenia and Poland, it said the rule of law “can swing rapidly - either towards recovery or decline”.

Balázs Dénes, the executive director of the Civil Liberties Union for Europe, as Liberties is formally known, said its 600-page report – used by the European Commission in its rule-of-law monitoring – showed the EU needed to act faster against clear rule-of-law backsliding.

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[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Currently it's fascists. But leninists absolutely marched across Europe and Asia in the mid 20th century. Slaughtering and forcefully annexing countries against their will. Imprisoning and murdering people simply for disagreeing with "the party". It's literally the one genuine accurate criticism capitalists have had of leninists. Even if it is somewhat hypocritical.

I'm not going to disagree with your characterization of liberals. Except to point out that that doesn't represent all or most of them. It definitely does represent some. But also ironically represents a large portion of those in power in Leninist political structures. Because it's not the non-authoritarian liberals that are the problem. Just like it's not the non-authoritarian non-leninist Marxist like myself, who aren the problem. It's those who support or make excuses for authoritarians that are a threat to everyone. Along with the authoritarians of course. Regardless of whether they are technically left or right.

Criticizing liberals and fascists while supporting Lenin, Engles, and those that follow their diseased ideology. Is hypocritical.