German elections: Far-right AfD on brink of political earthquake
German elections: Far-right AfD on brink of political earthquake
The far-right Alternative for Germany is set to do very well in state elections in the east.
Big ew hope they don't get any power and democracy wins
18Power is usually not absolute, at least in modern societies. So while it's an open question whether Afd will become part of either state's government, they will most definitely gain a lot of power and they will use it. It's very likely that they will be able to veto anything that needs a 2/3 majority, such as appointing constitutional judges or changing state constitution.
E.g., in Saxony, the existing coalition wanted to protect courts better and add sustainability as a goal of the constitution. Even if CDU were to stop blocking those projects, neither would be realistic after this election.
CDU also won't be able to govern properly with BSW, even as Eastern parts of the CDU are quite Putin-friendly. BSW uses a casting process led by Dear Leader's which makes it likely they'll leave seats open again (as they did in the past local elections). Also, Dear Leader defines all political goals herself and it's completely unclear whether governing in Saxony/Thuringia is one of them at this point in time.
6Even with imperfect power you can fuck shit up majorly and thats especially true for Faschists and Redfashs (so AFD and BSW) their political points are actually pretty similar, especially regarding their pro Russian (or China) propaganda its not even about just right now, its about the lasting damage and lingering fire that might cause the entire Forrest to burn. IF, and gladly thats right now just pessimistic "fiction", AFD and BSW get a majority in Bundestag, they will fuck shit up MAJORLY, and eastern Germany might be faster to adopt such beliefs because they have a common sense of grief about what happened to them right after the unification, but AFD and BSW get continuously stronger in most of west Germany as well. Its hard to say what happens, but since they are both financed by Russia there is a bigger issue ahead than some people think.
Nither extreme is good. Keep your votes democratic people.
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Can we please go back to the 80s and 90s and stay there forever?
-5Works if you're not poor, gay, black or a woman. From any minority really.
And let's not mention the complete absence of care about the environment.
The prosperity the West experienced in the 90s was never going to last. And didn't work for everyone.
15Not gay, black or woman so I really don't care, want that prosperity back. Also no crazy weather + snow in winter + not-scorching-hot summers + no Chat Control = 80s and 90s good, 2020s bad.
Also, you're making it sound like women in the 90s were stoned Afghanistan-style for wearing skirts.
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