With the way Western countries are going (and they're only going to keep going that way unless something major changes), the question is, can any of our countries get a 'handle' on immigration (and most importantly, efficient enforcement of repatriating illegals)? And all that without people branding the government 'racists', 'xenophobes', etc?
I don't see it happening with the mainstream parties. In the UK and France, UKIP/F.N. (what some people call 'extreme' parties, but really aren't, relatively), who are gaining 'surprising' ground, might have a chance of being elected if more people start getting fed up... but I thought the idea of a '3rd party' winning the elections in the U.S. was implausible? Would it ever be realistically possible for people other than Republicans/Democrats getting into power? And considering how much mainstream politicians have to lose (since politics is a gravy-train career nowadays, rather than a service to the people), wouldn't they do everything in their power to prevent something like that from happening?
Basically, mainstream politics = same shit, different person, until something big happens or people get fed up and finally vote in a 'fringe' party. Could that happen in America? I admit I'm not the best informed of how 3rd parties work in American politics, so please let me know if I'm totally wrong about this.
