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German parties’ boycott of far right looks to be over — with AfD on course for key jobs (www.politico.eu)

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Lawmakers from the incoming chancellor’s CDU party signal an end to the “firewall” that saw mainstream politicians refuse to work with extreme groups for decades.

The party that won Germany’s election is radically softening its approach to working with the far right as the reality of the country’s transformed political landscape starts to bite.

While the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) — the party of Helmut Kohl and Angela Merkel — has for decades steadfastly refused to cooperate or do deals with politicians on the extremes, that “firewall” now appears to be crumbling as the German parliament works out how to organize itself in the wake of the country’s Feb. 23 snap election.

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[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 78 points 1 week ago (10 children)

Fucking embarrassing. And dangerous as all fuck.

Are you guys, like, not seeing what’s going on over on our side of the pond? Are you feeling nostalgic for some overenthusiastic hiking through foreign countries? Are you feeling the need for scapegoating and protectionism? Holy fucking christ.

Look at how we are fucking up, and then don’t do that. Please. For the love of god.

[–] Tiger666@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And Germany has made it a point that nato isn't doing enough in Ukraine, so it has legislated that rearming for offense is now legal.

GERMANY IS NOW ALLOWED ITSELF TO REARM FOR OFFENSIVE WAR, WITH THE AfD GAINING MORE POWER BY THE DAY

Let that sink in for a moment.

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If it weren’t for the AfD bit, my reaction would honestly be “good”, considering how integrated and integral Germany has become to the EU as a whole. France, Germany, Poland, and Italy could conceivably become the core of a unified EU military - and I think that’s now obviously necessary, since the US is turning into an adversary state.

With AfD being let back in the building… oof. That’s a big fucking wildcard. I hope France can keep RN/FN down, because them gaining power would be it, I think, for EU unity and democracy.

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