If you're a Stalinist, I suppose Republicans seem extreme. That's why the commentary on the recent election seems to describe Geert Wilders, the biggest winner (nearly tripling h is previous parliamentary standing with 24 seats) a fringe candidate while Jan Peter Balkende with 21 seats is described as "mainstream."
Steyn explains:
This will serve as a useful media template for many Euro-elections ahead. Meanwhile, the fourth-placed Jan Peter Balkende will continue to be described as "mainstream" while the third-placed Wilders will remain on the "extreme far-right fringe". As I suggested to the media last time round, maybe he only seems so "extreme" and "far" because of where you're standing.
When you run the MFM, it's your prerogative to define the arena of ideas. We have stopped listening .... go away.
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