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Alternative for Germany has joined France's National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

A poll Tuesday showed Alternative for Germany — which is under surveillance by the country’s intelligence services over suspected extremism — is now the most favored by voters. The survey by broadcaster RTL put the AfD at 26%, ahead of the ruling Christian Democrats at 24%.

This is a high watermark for the European far right, a once fringe movement whose virulently anti-immigration, anti-Islam and culture-war politics were shunned by the mainstream just a decade ago.

Today, these parties have developed deep ties with President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who openly cite nationalists such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as inspirations on policy and tactics.

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[–] MudMan@fedia.io 4 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

Again, how come the far right has been able to pull the center right to the extreme but the left has sucked so bad at gaining concessions from centrist liberals?

I swear, step 1 to stopping fascism is we all collectively stop pretending the dog ate our campaign strategy.

This thread is bumming me out immensely. There is zero reaction here. Just whining and deflecting, from centrists and leftists alike. We are not turning this around this way.

[–] BakerBagel@midwest.social 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

How come i can get my alcoholic brother to go to a brewery with me, but i can't get him to go to rehab with me? Liberals DO NOT WANT to make concessions to the left.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 0 points 8 hours ago

Ah, so they are right and we are wrong.

As in, we literally have losing cards. People are just naturally inclined to be right wing, and leftist positions are inherently minoritary.

That not only flies in the face of history and common sense, it's defeatist to the point that a century ago it would have gotten you pegged as some fifth columnist infiltrator in any self-respecting leftist organization.