Standing against Fascism. Defending Humanity.

By Madi Jobarteh

Today I joined hundreds of students, lecturers and professors from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands for a nationwide strike against budget cuts against higher education.

The Dutch Government is proposing budget cuts that will only weaken universities and prevent them from providing quality education while also limiting the opportunity for many people to enjoy higher education as once enjoyed by these politicians themselves.

Across The Netherlands, universities in city after city are protesting one by one these fascist policies that are now spreading from the United States to Western Europe to Argentina and other places! They must be confronted head on.

Fascism is a threat to human rights and democracy. It is a crime hellbent on perpetuating racism, violence, injustice and discrimination. Sadly, fascists are gaining momentum in Western societies, spreading homophobic ideas rooted in white supremacy and inequality.

It was so pleasant to see young European students and their professors speaking out, and standing against fascism.

The damage and destruction brought by fascism in Europe is well documented. Hence no European, indeed human being should entertain racist politicians like Geert Wilders, Donald Trump, Nigel Farage and their oligarchs such as Elon Musk to once again destroy Europe and the world just like Hitler, Mussolini and Franco did 80 years ago!

Death to Fascism!