The rise of the authoritarian far right is putting democracy and coexistence on the ropes. It is a very worrying global phenomenon that is being given wings by the American president, Donald Trump, side by side with the technological magnate Elon Musk. The wave has been growing for some time now in Europe, where it already governs in Italy and is growing in almost all countries. Catalonia and Spain are not exempt. In the State as a whole, Vox is the third parliamentary force, and here the far right has made holes in both the Spanish and the pro-independence camps with Vox and Aliança Catalana, two parties that, beyond their national affiliation, share with the entire European far right – Le Pen, Orbán, Weidel, Wilders, Meloni… and the island – the social and economic weaknesses of families and people often forced into illegality and precarious jobs. These are parties that, far from seeking the civic, linguistic and cultural integration of newcomers, directly reinforce their stigmatisation and suggest expulsion as a solution. Precisely, their discourse can be a breeding ground for radical attitudes. Intolerance generates intolerance.