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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.
Right-Wing parties are not in power in any of those countries except America. Sure there is a plan to try and promote right-wing ideologies in those countries they're always is a plan to promote right-wing ideologies it's what the right wing is for.
I'm not just referencing the growth of their parties but also stupid decisions like Brexit. And it's not necessarily just right wing, but also adversaries who benefit from our division. You can't deny the existence of Russian and Chinese bot farms.
Didnt know Weidel was elected Chancellor.
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.
AfD is being excluded from governing, no one wants to make a coalition.
Unless I'm about to check the news and see the cordon broken...
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.
Like the US Democrats the CDU/CSU is also deeply racist, in favor of deporting immigrants and using LGBT only as a scapegoat to claim how much more civilised they are compared to the brown people. Oh and of course they are suckers for Zionism as it gives them a chance to ramp up hatred against Arabs and cheer on as Arabs get murdered.
Finally of course the CDU/CSU takes every opportunity to help tye fascist rise to power.
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.
If our German friends start hunting them, they never will be in power.
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.
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.