generally] going down”, you cannot refute that by cherrypicking

Technically correct. If you want we can leave it like that.

To me, the problem comes with the full quote:

Crime rates have been dropping all over Europe for decades despite increased immigration, but still right wing parties are rising everywhere.

Are people just stupid and easy to influence or could there be another explanation?

What doyou not understand about that?

The two options and what it is supposed to mean.

How so?

If an opportunity to win is not taken then there must be other goals.

What? Are you trolling now?

No. Why let the aversion for the police stand in the way of changing the country?

Acting for action’s sake is not helping anything.

It helps to stay in power. That should be reason enough.

crimes are crimes against immigration laws and that a lot of migrant violence

I know this. That’s why violent crimes is the important number.

Btw, you want to act on rising crime rates? Build youth centres.

For that, the left has to be in power which requires to win those over who worry about violent crimes.