Germany is going far right

[greenleaf]

Germany’s political landscape is shifting, with the far-right AfD party ahead in the polls

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is currently polling ahead of the three parties that make up the country’s coalition government, Wahlrecht data shows, with immigration concerns thought to be a major issue for voters.

The AfD is currently polling between 19% and 23% nationally, according to data compiled across eight different platforms asking respondents which party they would vote for if there was a federal election next Sunday.

The data shows that support for the AfD comes in well above the Social Democrats (SDP), the Greens, and the pro-business Free Democrats (FDP), who currently make up Germany’s coalition government. The Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), formerly led by chancellor of 16 years, Angela Merkel, currently polls the highest.

https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/03/germ...-in-polls.html

[Islandboyo]

will it actually make a difference

[Snootz]

"Far right" in 2023.. is pretty much centrist at best lets be honest

I wouldn't expect much

[JoshSP1985]

"Far right" in 2023.. is pretty much centrist at best lets be honest

I wouldn't expect much

If that, Far right in Europe is left of US leftists lol

[isingmodel]

If that, Far right in Europe is left of US leftists lol

Economically, probably yes. The populist right parties in Europe are generally very pro worker, support robust public spending on services like healthcare and welfare, and taxing the wealthy more. Most of them know that if you want native citizens having more kids and promoting the nuclear family, they need to be financially secure enough to do so, which the US right is not intelligent enough to grasp.

Socially not at all, they are way to the right of US Democrats.

[Islandboyo]

Economically, probably yes. The populist right parties in Europe are generally very pro worker, support robust public spending on services like healthcare and welfare, and taxing the wealthy more. Most of them know that if you want native citizens having more kids and promoting the nuclear family, they need to be financially secure enough to do so, which the US right is not intelligent enough to grasp.

Socially not at all, they are way to the right of US Democrats.

Theres a reason Europe is that way and the US isn’t.

US is multicultural= people don’t care about each other. People are to be exploited and you are encouraged to make money even if it requires kicking down the next guy.

Europe is homogenous= people are quite literally related to each other and have lived together for thousands of years, they rely on each other to survive.

[frankdtank20]

Theres a reason Europe is that way and the US isn’t.

US is multicultural= people don’t care about each other. People are to be exploited and you are encouraged to make money even if it requires kicking down the next guy.

Europe is homogenous= people are quite literally related to each other and have lived together for thousands of years, they rely on each other to survive.

True. Multicultural = less social trust in general. Far from unique to the US. And American trust in government is scraping the bottom of the barrel, going down since 2002.