Europe recently held elections for the European Union, and Britain held local council elections on the same day. Europe saw an increase in nationalist parties, many of them anti-European Union, including Britain's UKIP, which took majorities in both British polls. UKIP stood on a platform of leaving the European Union, resisting the Euro currency and restricting immigration. The comic book community has been rather vocal – even if some weren't quite sure what was going on.

Conversely, to my previous Tweet: Anyone who voted for UKIP on Thursday, can you stop following me. Thanks. — Tim Pilcher (@Tim_Pilcher) May 26, 2014

In the South West UKIP took the majority of votes, 484,000 to Tories' 433,000. That's pretty alarming. — Rob Williams (@Robwilliams71) May 26, 2014

The European election results in the UK are disgusting. I'm particularly horrified that Scotland gave UKIP enough votes for one seat. — Laura Sneddon (@thalestral) May 26, 2014

Next year I imagine my TV license fee will just go directly to UKIP HQ on a big silver plate. — Al Ewing (@Al_Ewing) May 25, 2014

started browsing some ukip twitters and what is wrong with you, britain — David Uzumeri (@DavidUzumeri) May 23, 2014

Neil Hamilton. Spokesman for UKIP. An ex conservative MP who lost his seat for taking money for questions. There's your new politics. — paul grist (@mistergrist) May 23, 2014

To paraphrase @StewartLee1, people voting UKIP is not an act of protest, it's a childish tantrum where they shit their own bed. — Adi Tantimedh (@lookitmoves) May 23, 2014

Right all of you morons who voted UKIP: just don't talk to me. Ever. — Tim Pilcher (@Tim_Pilcher) May 23, 2014

Blimey. Ukip out in force on the streets of Eastbourne today: pic.twitter.com/O1YeWKYszz — Chris Weston (@westonfront) May 22, 2014

Walked past this UKIP sign on the Teignmouth side of the Shaldon bridge every day this week. This morning… pic.twitter.com/SVxnHbZLQG — Henry Flint (@henryflintzombo) May 21, 2014

So what is the effect of this vote in the UK (apologies for my ignorance on this topic)? — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) May 26, 2014

.@GailSimone map of nazism in europe 9.3% Greece 13% Finland 25% France 22% United Kingdom 23% Danmark pic.twitter.com/9GulGKPpc4 — ivygirl (@ivygirl851) May 26, 2014

@ivygirl851 Wait, 25% of the UK voted for nei-Nazis? What? That can't be right, can it? — Gail Simone (@GailSimone) May 26, 2014

Ignore the dates, this is where we are NOW with UKIP and the rest of Europe! Sadly #AlanMoore was right #VforVendetta pic.twitter.com/1rVqE0Aff2 — Tim Pilcher (@Tim_Pilcher) May 27, 2014

But here's the thing. That isn't the situation in Britain and there are no signs that it will be. UKIP is not Norsefire, the fascist government from V For Vendetta that had risen to power by taking advantage of anti-immigrant rhetoric. But it's worth pointing out that leader Nigel Farage is married to a German. They are in favour of managed immigration and secession from the EU which allows free trade of labour within Europe.

I don't agree with them, I see the benefit that immigration has brought to my city and country. I'm also happy to stay in the EU, though would encourage some reform.

But the UKIP aren't proposing the rounding up of immigrants, gays, black, Jews into camps for expulsion or execution. The closest Britain has to that are the British National Party, a party who the UKIP have banned any member of from ever joining their party.

Of course, they are the only party that has had to. Certainly there are plenty of racists who vote for UKIP, but that's more of a tactical vote. They'd prefer to vote BNP, but UKIP has a better chance. The Labour Party attracts the votes of many people who are far to the left of them. That doesn't make the Labour Party a bunch of Trotskyists. Not anymore.

Britain does of course like moaning. About anything they can think of. We aren't known as whinging Poms for nothing. But actually doing something about it?

What is actually happening is a rise of single issue politics. Because yes, with a large amount of publicity, UKIP topped the polls on anti-EU and anti-Euro rhetoric. But they are not the British equivalent of the French National Front or the Greek Golden Dawn who are fascist. Calling UKIP facist is like calling a socialist, a communist, when there's a world of difference. It's easy, its a caricature but its lazy and not accurate.

Entertainingly of course, Mark Millar supports both the Scottish National Party and UKIP, two nationalist parties who are diametrically politically opposed to each other on many levels. So the most outspoken comic creator on independence for Scotland, and one who has appeared in political advertising and thanked publicly by First Minister Alex Salmond didn't have much to say publicly about the elections. But afterwards talking independence, he tweeted,

@hex_inc If there's even a remote chance of us going into the Euro though it's an absolute non-starter for me. Economic & social suicide. — Mark Millar (@mrmarkmillar) May 27, 2014

There's a chance, Mark. There's a chance….