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Not smugposting. Shit sucks. :(
Let's be clear, if you're American, British, Canadian, French or now German, there's an operation at foot to promote hard right extremes and disrupt your country. True of probably most of the world, really, even if it hasn't fully taken root in your country.
Ultimately, yes, we're in this together so no matter what your anger (or smugness level) is, keep in mind nothing good comes from other-ing those on the same side of history as you.
Our conservatives aren't literal Nazis. And yeah, the actual literal Nazis at 20% is horrifying but it's not like they're going to be part of the government. It's going to be a coalition between the conservatives from the Union and the allegedly social democratic Social Democratic Party. If there's majority for that they'll add the vaguely progressive Greens to the mix.
Meanwhile the US has turned itself into a Nazi broligarchy.
We can still be smug. Sorry America.
Edit: and yes, this post is heavy on copium.
Our conservatives aren't literal Nazis.
And yeah, the actual literal Nazis at 20% is horrifying but it's not like they're going to be part of the government.
Meanwhile... Meloni, Duda, Orban, the RN, and the AfD are all already part of their respective governments...
This is fine. Surely.
Can I just jump in here and say "broligarchy" is now my new favourite term
Basically, the CDU/CSU is comparable to the US Democrats, and the AfD is comparable to the Republicans: racist, xenophobe misgonysts.
Yeah, I remember when we were telling ourselves the nazis would never govern. I was so confident I brought a nice cigar and bottle of scotch to the watch party. I never did smoke that cigar, but I went through that whole bottle nearly on my own and had to sleep it off on my friend’s couch.
I agree, this shit sucks. But CDU isn't really comparable to the GOP. AfD might be.
AfD just secured their strongest election result in history, I think that’s what OP is referring to
Yes, but they're not (yet) in power. At least at federal level. This still sucks donkey balls.
They're in better shape than we are. Their conservative government probably won't be in a coalition with, much less led by, the Nazis. But yeah. Shit sucks.
Didnt know Weidel was elected Chancellor.
Eh, Fritze is just slightly better…
I've been commenting this on a lot of memes in that vein, it was plainly obvious from the German polls and the various EU-countries that got a rightwing government in recent years.
Yeah, shit sucks.