The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) narrowly failed to secure an outright majority in state elections in Saxony-Anhalt. But nobody should take comfort from that. The party still won by a landslide. Decades of far-right election gains have made them seem normal to the point where only the biggest victories are deemed newsworthy. But 44% of the vote for a party that is officially classified as “extreme right” is not normal. It is a black day for European democracy, even if it occurs in a small east German state.

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[–] 9 points 2 months ago (1 child)

What can be done to stop the far-right when their political opposition is too lacklustre to make any meaningful change? There's only so many Nazis I can personally punch.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 months ago (8 children)

    The World Socialist Website is a Chinese propaganda site that support the Chinese Communist Party, including its aggression against Taiwan. Some may say that it fits to the topic as the Chinese government support Germany’s far-right as we know, but this wsws/org is not a reliable source of information. This is a pure propaganda source.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 months ago (6 children)

    Literally the only thing I seem to see you do @tardigrade@scribe.disroot.org is fearmonger about China and I don't think it is very effective.

    Please come up with a new obsession.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

    Even if this were true, it's better than supporting a dictatorial regime as you apparently do.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 months ago*

    Why you don't have a single post about the dictatorship that are allied to the West? You are not against dictatorships , you are against any countries who compete with the west dominance

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    Using the Guardian is implicitly supporting the dictatorial regime of the United States, the US is incredibly undemocratic democratic given how capitalists have completely unfettered access to manipulate and run elections through their money.

    Hell even worse in how negative ramifications of those affect the entire world through US imperialism, including its aggressions towards China, Iran, Cuba, Venezuela, Brazil, Mexico, Palestine, Niacaragua, Yemen etc..

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago

    The voters? Most likely... perhaps a bit simple-minded, since they obviously either don't read or don't understand their party's platform.

    The party leaders? They are highly corrupt neoliberals, often Nazis and fascists as well. There's nothing “normal” about them.

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