Can the Vote Save Europe from Islamisation? By Richard Miller (Londonistan)

The article Can Europe Vote Its Way Out of Islamization? from Jihad Watch by Daniel Greenfield, explores the question of whether democratic elections can serve as an effective means for European nations to address concerns about the growing influence of Islam in their societies. The author argues that Europe is undergoing a significant cultural and demographic transformation due to rising Muslim populations, which some view as a process of Islamisation. This shift, according to the article, raises concerns among certain political groups and citizens about the preservation of traditional European values and identities.

A key aspect of the discussion is the role of electoral politics in responding to these concerns. In recent years, a growing number of political parties across Europe have campaigned on platforms that emphasise restricting immigration from Muslim-majority countries, enforcing stricter integration policies, and preserving the secular and cultural foundations of European nations. The article questions whether these electoral movements can meaningfully alter the trajectory of Islam's influence in Europe or if deeper societal and demographic trends will continue regardless of political outcomes.

One of the primary challenges highlighted is the issue of integration. The article contends that cultural differences between native European populations and Muslim immigrant communities have led to tensions, particularly in areas where Islamic customs and religious practices are seen as conflicting with secular European norms. Some point to issues such as the implementation of Sharia-based arbitration in legal disputes, gender segregation in public spaces, and differing views on freedom of speech as examples of cultural clashes that have fuelled public debate. The concern, as raised by the article, is that traditional European institutions may gradually accommodate these differences in ways that alter the broader social landscape.

Beyond the perspective presented by Jihad Watch, broader political trends in Europe provide additional context to the discussion. The rise of far-Right and nationalist parties in recent elections has been largely fuelled by anxieties over immigration and cultural change. In Austria, for example, the Freedom Party (FPÖ) secured 29 percent of the vote in the 2024 parliamentary elections, marking a significant victory for a party that has consistently campaigned on limiting migration. Similar trends have been observed in France, Italy, and the Netherlands, where political movements advocating for strict border controls and cultural preservation have gained traction. These electoral shifts suggest that a significant portion of the European electorate views Islamisation as a pressing issue and seeks political solutions to curb its perceived effects.

The impact of these political developments on Muslim communities in Europe is another critical dimension of the debate. Many Muslims in European countries express concerns that the rise of far-Right parties could lead to increased discrimination, stricter policies targeting religious practices, and a climate of hostility toward their communities. Some have responded by becoming more politically engaged, supporting Left-wing parties that advocate for multiculturalism and religious freedoms. In France, for instance, recent elections saw a split in Muslim voting behaviour, with some abstaining from the electoral process altogether while others supported progressive alliances in an effort to counteract the influence of anti-immigration parties.

The discussion surrounding Islamisation in Europe is complex, with different political factions offering competing narratives about the future of European identity and the role of Islam within it. While some argue that democratic elections offer a pathway to addressing concerns about cultural change, others believe that the demographic and social trends shaping Europe's future are largely beyond the influence of politics. The ongoing debate reflects deeper tensions over national identity, integration, and the balance between preserving cultural traditions and embracing religious diversity. As Europe continues to navigate these challenges, the question remains whether electoral politics alone can resolve these issues or if broader societal transformations will ultimately shape the continent's future. Or, if it all ends in a race/religious war as thinkers like G. Faye proposed, or The Camp of the Saints immigration flooding, or total civilisational collapse as in Mad Max.

https://jihadwatch.org/2025/02/can-europe-vote-its-way-out-of-islamization

"Voters may be ready, but politicians aren't.

The week before a 23-year-old Syrian refugee stabbed 5 people in Austria, the authorities had arrested a 14-year-old Turkish teenager who had been preparing for a bomb attack on a train station. That made for two Islamic terrorist attacks in two weeks in the small sleepy country.

Germany is reeling from two car attacks in two months and an Afghan refugee stabbing a 2-year-old boy to death making for three terrorist attacks in three months. The latest victims from the Munich car attack by a Muslim terrorist include a mother and her 2-year-old daughter.

Germany's upcoming elections will be the latest test to determine whether Europe can take any more. Austria's elections saw the Freedom Party score its best numbers yet. Some 60% of the Austrian electorate had come out for 'conservative' political parties critical of Islamic migration.

Austria's political parties remain dysfunctional, but its electorate is demanding an end to terror.

Polls show that 1 in 5 Germans are ready to vote for Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) making it potentially the second largest party in the country. If so, AFD would be on track to double its numbers in under four years. Most of the credit for that would go to the German public, not AfD which, like most right-wing parties in Europe, continues to run inept political campaigns.

But what voters want or vote for often doesn't matter in Europe. Voter surges in France and the Netherlands by parties critical of Islamization were nullified by a corrupt political culture that colluded to keep Geert Wilders and Marine LePen out of office. The compromise government in the Netherlands without Wilders has failed to achieve any actual change and was nearly brought down when its Moroccan State Secretary for Benefits and Customs resigned in a huff over government remarks critical of Islam after the Muslim riots in Amsterdam targeting Jews.

Numbers from late last year show that Marine LePen would win 35% of the vote in a 2027 presidential election in France, a little better than her 2017 results, and the 2024 election gave her National Rally party 37% of the popular vote. But recent history shows that without winning an outright majority, right-wing parties in Western Europe will simply not be allowed to govern.

European coalition politics and dysfunctional right-wing parties which often make it impossible to form a government continue to cripple any meaningful European response to the crisis.

America's strong executive branch and two-party system have their pitfalls, but they also make it possible for someone like Trump (or, vice versa Obama) to be elected and have free reign to make significant changes over the course of four years. That's difficult to accomplish in Europe where governments rise and fall, and can be brought down through coalition and internal party backstabbing. If Trump had won an election in Europe, he would have likely lasted six months before being brought down in a palace coup. Most likely though, like Geert Wilders, he would never have even been allowed to take office and make any changes in the first place.

Israel's Prime Minister Netanyahu, who survived multiple rounds of elections and coalition failures to become one of the country's longest serving prime ministers, shows that it is possible to remain in office, but at the cost of constant political maneuverings and compromises with coalition members that make it difficult to make any meaningful changes in the country.

Parliamentary governments are meant to be fragile by design, but that weakness has not made Europe more democratic, rather it has turned over control of countries to unelected officials, lifetime bureaucrats running 'caretaker' governments while the parties squabble, NGOs, activist groups whose externally funded street riots can topple government and the European Union.

And all of that may make it impossible for Europe to vote its way out of the Islamization crisis.

European voters have been slowly moving to the right as the pace of Islamic terrorism continues to pick up. But the rising number of terrorist attacks is only a symptom of the growing Islamization. The same demographic processes that gifted Germany with 3 terrorist attacks in 3 months and Austria with two terrorist plots in two weeks also raises the power of Muslim voters.

After Geert Wilders called for "no more Morrocans", the Netherlands compromise ruling coalition, from which he was excluded, included a Moroccan immigrant.

There are two arrows trending upward in Europe. One is growing voter awareness while the other is rising Muslim demographics. The race between those two arrows may determine whether Europe, formerly the cradle of Western civilization, has a future.

Islamic terrorism serves the same function in Europe as it does across the Middle East. The twin alternatives of Islamization by 'choice' or by force. Much of Europe's elite political class has chosen Islamization by choice. Islamization by force is a reminder that choice doesn't enter into it.

In the UK, a man burned a Koran in front of the Turkish consulate in London. A Muslim man attacked him with a knife. The authorities arrested both. They released the stabber on bail while the Koran burner was kept locked up on charges of "intent to cause against the religious institution of Islam."

That and the coverup of countless girls raped by Muslim sex grooming gangs is what Islamization by choice looks like.

Current numbers appear to show a lead for Nigel Farage's Reform party, ahead of the mainline parties, for the first time, but Farage has also made it clear that he's no longer opposed to Islamization. Reform has received sizable funds from Muslim millionaire Zia Yusuf.

UK voters may want a change, but much like voters across Europe, there is no easy way for the country that once prided itself on democracy to vote its way out of an impending theocracy.

Voters may be ready, but politicians aren't."