some analysis of the right.
‘What happened was that the right then started accepting gay rights and feminism, and then used it as a stick to beat Muslims with. Progressive elites are incapable of defending our culture, Fortuyn argued, and therefore we need a strong approach against immigration. Some call it the hipster right,’ Oudenampsen says.
While appropriating gay rights and feminism to cultivate opposition to immigration and bolster a feeling of exclusionary national identity is not unique, ‘the Netherlands is the iconic country for this,’ Oudenampsen maintains. ‘When Pim Fortuyn emerged and used the threat of Islamic ideas to promote anti-immigration reform, many progressive people agreed with his discourse. That overlap is still here. This form of exclusionary politics is very difficult to identify.’
Oudenampsen admits a failure too on the part of the left to properly tackle thorny issues relating to Islam and immigration stemming from the fear of being labeled racist. Criticism of religious ideas has often been conflated with bigotry against its adherents. ‘We need to be careful how we frame our criticism,’ he says.
https://www.dutchnews.nl/features/2021/03/election-interview-the-netherlands-is-creeping-to-the-right/