There’s only one way to keep Germany’s far-right AfD at bay. Address the concerns it exploits

[Picaro]

Title says it all. Goes for the U.S., too. Don't like right wingers? Get rid of your leftist deviants.

There’s only one way to keep Germany’s far-right AfD at bay. Address the concerns it exploits | Katja Hoyer

There are good reasons to place a political firewall around the extremists. But mainstream parties must also address the electorate’s loss of trust, says German-British historian Katja Hoyer

www.theguardian.com

 

[ESay]

Don't keep them at bay. Give them their government if people vote for them.

 

[Iori_Yagami]

Putlerite lapdogs afd belong in prison.

 

[ThirdTerm]

The Guardian article missed an important point. It's not only about immigration as the argument was framed. Thuringia and Saxony belonged to the former East Germany, where voters are especially concerned about German mainstream parties' stance on Ukraine.

TV reports framed the story as if the results were almost entirely due to Germany's Russia policies. The parties that make the governing coalition on the national level, all saw heavy losses in the two regional elections. According to one reporter, this is because of Berlin arming Kyiv, and because of the consequences of sanctions, the rejection of Russian energy, and the muted response to the Nord Stream pipelines explosions.

Russian propaganda celebrates German far right – DW – 09/03/2024

In Russia media, commentators and pundits welcome the far-right gains in Germany's regional elections. They see it as supporting its interests in Ukraine, undermining German democracy and helping domestic propaganda.

www.dw.com

 

[zaangalewa]

The Guardian article missed an important point. It's not only about immigration as the argument was framed. Thuringia and Saxony belonged to the former East Germany, where voters are especially concerned about German mainstream parties' stance on Ukraine.

TV reports framed the story as if the results were almost entirely due to Germany's Russia policies. The parties that make the governing coalition on the national level, all saw heavy losses in the two regional elections. According to one reporter, this is because of Berlin arming Kyiv, and because of the consequences of sanctions, the rejection of Russian energy, and the muted response to the Nord Stream pipelines explosions.

Russian propaganda celebrates German far right – DW – 09/03/2024

In Russia media, commentators and pundits welcome the far-right gains in Germany's regional elections. They see it as supporting its interests in Ukraine, undermining German democracy and helping domestic propaganda.

www.dw.com

Far right wingers? Russia voted or Putin. Turkey voted for Erdogan. Hungaria voted for Orban. The USA voted for Donald Trump. GB voted of the Brexit. China voted for Xi Jing Ping. No one and everyone voted for Kim Jong Un, the Iranian Mullahs, the Taliban in Afghanistan and so on and so on ... in a world full of destructive fires it looks like every idiot feels happy to be a destructive fire.



Translation:

The Meier from the third is now with the AFD
On his letterbox, in the bottom right corner, it says
Germany to the Germans
Yes, I asked him
Meier, what's going on, what's that all about?
He then explained to me that he wasn't racist
But that this country is about to end
You only have to look around, then it would quickly become clear
That everything used to be better

Meier, unfortunately I have to disagree
Yes, not everything is fair. But certainly not the right
Will save us with slogans and hate
Man Meier, we've been through this before

And when I see Meier then
How he stands at the kebab stand in the evening
And with people of his color
Discussing the fate of this country
Yes, then I get kind of sad
Because how sad this man is
And the problem with people like Meier is
There will be more if you do nothing

Mr. Meier from the third is now with the AFD
I just saw him at a demonstration yesterday
There was a fire being set and he was standing next to it
And of course he didn't see any of it
He then explained to me that he wasn't a fascist
But that he's the last German in this house
Couldn't be right, where would we end up
If everyone just lived where they wanted

Meier, yes, I have to disagree with that
Because I was born here too and I'm a so-called real one
And for all my love, I say, everyone who lives here
Is and remains dearer to me than a brown idiot

And then when I see Meier
How he stands in front of the accommodation in the evening
And with people of his color
Shouting at the top of his voice, you all have to leave
Yes, then I get kind of sad
Because how sad this man is
And the problem with people like Meier is
There will be more if you do nothing
The Meier from the third is just one of many
And as it's always been, it's up to us to protest
When the Meiers of this world or whatever they're called
Shit on peace and freedom again

Translated with DeepL.com (free version)

Comment: In Thüringen live meanwhile 38% Mr. Meier's.




Translation:

I've got some good news and some bad news too
First the bad: We crumble to dust
We turn to ashes, return to nothingness
Back from whence we all once came
And now the good news: not today
There's still time for you and me
And if you want, then sleep with me tonight
Don't believe any preacher of any color
Who threatens hell and explains the world like that
They have more fear than comfort in their offer
It's hard enough to cope without them
And I often can't cope, anything else would be
My reaction would be far too detached
And what I want to ask is: Will you sleep with me tonight?

[Refrain]
What I really just want to ask
Is: Are you sleeping with me tonight?
What I really just want to ask
Is: Will you sleep with me tonight?
What I really just want to ask
Is: Will you sleep with me tonight?

[Verse 2]
I've got some good news and some bad news too
First the bad news: everything ends
The whole planet is designed
That it will burn up in the sun at some point
And now the good news: Not today
There's still time for you and me
And if you want, then sleep with me tonight
The dilemma that we already know the end
Doesn't force us not to like it here
How unlikely was it that we'd meet here?
A billion stars had to explode
Six in the lottery is ridiculous in comparison
Because there's still time for you and me
And if you want, then sleep with me tonight

[Refrain]
What I really just want to ask
Is: Will you sleep with me tonight?
What I really just want to ask
Is: Will you sleep with me tonight?
What I really just want to ask
Is: Will you sleep with me tonight?

[Outro]
I've got some good news and some bad news too
First the bad: We'll crumble to dust
We turn to ashes, return to nothingness
Back from whence we all once came
And now the good news: not today
There's still time for you and me
And if you want, then sleep with me tonight