Bastian AllgeierThe leader of the German conservatives introduced the idea to collaborate with the far right AfD yesterday. He knows that he won’t get kicked out or replaced as the party leader. He will paddle back a bit after some backlash and that’s it. It doesn’t matter that he just meant on a community level either. The idea to collaborate with Nazis is now officially speakable without consequences. I feel sick!!
If you’ve read all about the downfall of the Weimarer Republic and the rise of the Third Reich and you’ve witnessed all the damage of WW2 in the world and you still reenact history as a power play, I actually think you are worse than the original Steigbügelhalter (stirr up holders)
This course is also pre-determined. You cannot take that path of approaching the far right voters step by step and then suddenly turn around. He will need to double-down, make more extreme claims and offers. There are dark times ahead for democracy.
K'Toche (aime le temps libre)@bastianallgeier I always thought I would flee to Germany if France was turning brown (now that France is turning brown?), But it no longer looks like the right solution. Freaking
@KToche it’s getting harder and harder in Europe to find a place without similar developments
Spongefile@bastianallgeier @KToche Same thing just happened in Finland, our moderate conservatives decided to collaborate with the populists and now it’s been one Nazi references/racism scandal after another.
I had German grandparents, and it is killing me that we don’t remember our European history
@spongefile @bastianallgeier German father and French mum for me. I really don't understand what's going on in Europe (no solid/strong/global reactions from ctr or left parties).
We are millions seeing fascism arriving/installing in Europe, but now what?
We are millions seeing fascism arriving/installing in Europe, but now what?