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Funny, Channel 5 just re-released a video about the far right in Germany, which mentioned the exact province of Saxony Anhalt, and how there was an outcry against immigrants there even though the population of immigrants in that part of Germany is extremely low
Probably the same patterns the book Democracy in Chains discusses. The same history since the first hoarding and the power/wealth inequalities that came with it. The wealth pays for the armies and to protect the wealthy. Those with the money and power win and write the rules and history. The systems say, "believe us we know what's right". The problems are caused by the wealth inequality, but blamed on minorities and changing too fast can't deal with it, and only they have the solution, so dig in deeper and accept these new rules on free speech and protests against the ruler. Usa has the nazi ice abduct, abuse and put people in concentration camps that make the wealthy owners even richer, just like happened in olden days, already forgot, or some want to repeat it.
Owners get richer,
The more people they put in,
Concentration camps
Thank the corrupt and elitist fucks of CxU and SPD for a couple of decades of cutting access to education and ignoring the problems of those under their rule. And fuck you, Frotze, in particular!
Strangely quiet from all those who are pissing on the US "YOU GUYS DO SOMETHING", yeah?
Well, here's your chance, for the ones of those who are like the above but who are in Germany: DO SOMETHING NOW WHILE YOU STILL CAN. OR at least shut the fuck up about the US and our struggles to overcome fascism.
(I'm venting about those specific assholes, not Germans struggling to fight against this rightwing surge, I hope that's clear)
Aye, I've fought those assholes on Lemmy. They are a poison to us all.
We're in this together, all of us. Every citizen in this world. The fascists must be defeated.
The bigger they get, the harder they will be to remove until it's too late. All the deadlock over the last few years about whether they should or shouldn't ban them has allowed them to balloon to this size. The best time for action was yesterday, the second best is today. Don't let the Nazis take over again.
Well, i'm out at every opportunity to join any protest against the far-right in my region, even if i have to drive half an hour to get to it or take a day off from work. Last time i marched with a wild mix of people through half the town, blocking most of a major entry road to the inner city, in protest against the AfD having their meet and greet. I'm also member of a union.
And i'm still gonna criticise 'Muricans for not doing enough. At this point protesting alone might not be enough. I'm not saying you should turn to violence, but you absolutely should unionise more and coordinate massive shutdowns all over the country. People managed to do that in the past, and at that time they didn't even have the convenience of instant communication across the globe. Those worker's rights didn't come for free.
even if i have to drive half an hour to get to it or take a day off from work.
No offense, but this sentence alone shows just how disconnected you are from the struggles of Americans
As i said, those rights didn't come for free. There was a time when they didn't exist here or anywhere in Europe. Sometimes they were gained by strikes and peaceful protests, sometimes it took a more drastic turn.
I appreciate your optimism, truly. But I wish you could try talking some sense into the average American on this topic. You would see quickly that we're a long, long ways from the days of the west coast waterfront strike and things like that. Most have been brainwashed to believe that unions are a bad thing.
It's a long line of ‘you should just protest/vote harder’ countries, unfortunately
It's a state election, in a relatively small state, it's bad, but it's not the end of democracy in Germany just yet. There are two more state elections in two weeks, AfD is predicted to be strongest in one of those states (MV) too, but not nearly as bad, as there is still a possibility for a stable government there. I'm not too worried about the other election in Berlin.
MAGA started as a small section of the republican party known as the tea party. They were thought of as an annoying but small group that was likely to fade on its own. People here thought the small wins weren’t important either and here we are. Once that shit catches on it spreads like a wildfire.
Yeah the last years I always thought it is just a matter of time until far right gets majorities in Germany/all over Europe as well.
Greetings from germany
Why do politicians fail to understand what the underlying problem is? AfD is not using some tricks. They just listen to the people and address pain pojnts. And as long as I read headlines such as “politicians express alarm”, then I know that nothing is going to change. AfD is the ONLY option people have, as all the other parties are even worse for middle and low class citizens.
The success of AfD is because we have incapable and corrupt politicians that rather blindly support Isreal instead of missing that beautiful €50k donation. So fuck off. Well deserved. And I fucking hate the current situation, including the extreme views of the AfD.
No the other parties are not worse for middle and lower class citizens. AfD is a populist party, promising everything but delivering nothing.
Expert analyses of their manifesto have concluded that the only people to benefit would be rich people. The actual policies of the AfD suck for lower and middle class citizens.
Don't fall for their lies.
Look into the US and you know that this plan is successful. It does not even matter what the party is delivering. That’s the whole problem. Morals and ethics do not matter. The immoral and unethical politician is always going to win. The politicians playing by the rules will always lose.
We had so many fucking years to exactly see that, and yet in the US and even here they fail to address the issue properly.
My guess is the AFD will try to install similar systems as orban did in Hungary. Once AFD functionaries can get their hands on might and government money they will try to tuck as much as possible into their pockets. They talk about patriotism but only act in their own self-interest. They dont even have real plans or visions on how to improve their voters live and are not able to give real substantial answers to journalists questions. But this doesn't matter to a lot of voters because they are either too frustrated by their own lives or the corrupt shit other political parties did or just brain rotted from tik tok. The AFD talking about patriotism makes them feel good and so they can neglect the fact that the AFD will make their live even worse and they can also neglect that the AFD will do ten times the corrupt shit the "mainstream" parties did. It's like a drug making you feel good even while facing doom.
A little black for the pots that call the kettles in the US black. See guys, were all infested with fascists on the inside.
It's going to get worse. Right wing governments are taking over.
I would say it feels good to watch another country absolutely fucking shit themselves like the U.S. but…….. send help please.
Edit: and muskhole would absolutely send his congrats. That dude is a fucking Nazi and needs to be yeeted into space.
We will never learn from our mistakes.
AfD winning is a grave moment for Europe, but nobody should be listening to mainstream politicians about anything since they're half the cause of this mess.