Dawn Butler blames incels for Europe’s Right-wing surge

For any pundits scratching their heads as to how Europe’s Right-wing achieved so much success in the weekend’s elections, just ask Labour MP Dawn Butler. Are voters motivated by concerns over immigration? Do they just want to send a message to the establishment? No, Butler says: they’re just not getting laid. The politician tweeted today, in response to yesterday evening’s results, that “we were all warned about the rise of the far right and INCELS [her caps]. The attack on Woke feeds into this dangerous rhetoric.” She added: “Farage & Reform some Tories should be nowhere near power [sic]”.

We were all warned about the rise of the far right and INCELS. The attack on Woke feeds into this dangerous rhetoric.

The surge in support for the far right across Europe is a warning for us all. Farage & Reform some Tories should be nowhere near powerhttps://t.co/8CGYRNkvGv

— Dawn Butler ✊ (@DawnButlerBrent) June 10, 2024

There has been research into the political positions of incels — that is, people, most predominantly men, who are involuntarily celibate — and the EU has even published a solemn guide to the phenomenon. Newspapers have even published articles drawing links between membership of incel subcultures and terrorist attacks. So maybe incels are to blame — or more probably, it’s continent-wide deindustrialisation, declining living standards and out-of-control immigration. Take your pick.