In 2012, the far-right Golden Dawn won 21 seats in Greece’s parliamentary election, the right-wing Jobbik gained ground in my native Hungary, and the National Front’s Marine Le Pen received strong backing in France’s presidential election. Growing support for similar forces across Europe points to an inescapable conclusion: the continent’s prolonged financial crisis is creating a crisis of values that is now threatening the European Union itself.
纽约——仇外心理和极端主义是深刻社会危机所表现出来的症状。2012年，极右翼的金色黎明党在希腊议会选举中赢得21个席位，右翼的尤比克党在我的祖国匈牙利站稳脚跟，而国民阵线的马林·勒庞在法国总统选举中得到支持。右翼力量得到的支持越来越强无可避免地得出一个结论：欧洲大陆长期的财政危机正在威胁到欧盟本身的价值。