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Germans voted in a high-stakes election on February 23, with conservative Friedrich Merz poised to replace Chancellor Olaf Scholz amid a far-right surge.

The far-right, anti-immigration AfD is set for a record result, fueled by security concerns after attacks by asylum seekers.

The vote also unfolds amid tensions over US-Europe relations, as Trump signals a shift in NATO support.

If mainstream parties fail to counter far-right momentum now, analysts warn, the AfD may entirely dominate next time.

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[–] Ciderpunk@lemmy.world 22 points 10 hours ago

Rich people figured out that if you buy a news outlet and just have them repeat a lie over and over and over and over it just becomes a fact that everyone knows.

From there you have your politicians run on fixing the problem you lied about existing and now everyone is convinced that not only is the problem real, but only the right wingers can fix it.

Bonus: when your chosen politicians win, you can have your media outlet lie about the problem being fixed to give people a warm fuzzy to reinforce voting this way.