[Northern Monkey]

Originally Posted by Withano

If theres anything that the last three years of politics shows you, its that fear sells.

Convince the country that they have an enemy, and let their paranoia see you to a place of power. Tides turning though. People are learning from the mistakes of USA and Britain.

Mainland Europe and especially Germany,Belgium and Sweden don’t need telling there’s an enemy.They’re seeing it first hand for themselves.Stabbing,rapes,arson,terrorism etc etc is happening way too much over there.You can understand how the far right will easily grow over there.Merkel has given them a bigger platform by irresponsibily flooding her own country with over a million migrants many of them unvetted.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Northern Monkey

Mainland Europe and especially Germany,Belgium and Sweden don’t need telling there’s an enemy.They’re seeing it first hand for themselves.Stabbing,rapes,arson,terrorism etc etc is happening way too much over there.You can understand how the far right will easily grow over there.Merkel has given them a bigger platform by irresponsibily flooding her own country with over a million migrants many of them unvetted.

That doesn't take away from the fact that the AfD exploited this for their advantage. They took their fear and encouraged their imagination. They would have got a much larger proportion of the vote had the recent political mistakes of the West not happen imo. I truly believe people are getting savvy to that sort of manipulation from politicians and media outlets.

[Withano]

I find it interesting that all of their votes came from the East there (in blue). is there a reason for that?

If I'm not mistaken, the system is quite similar to ours and Merkel (as the clear winner) needs to team up with others to get 50%, but the party that came in 2nd (SPD) aren't interested

So Merkel (centre-right) will likely form a coalition with FDP (centre) and Green (centre left), which seems kinda messy

[Crimson Dynamo]

Originally Posted by Withano

I find it interesting that all of their votes came from the East there (in blue). is there a reason for that?

If I'm not mistaken, the system is quite similar to ours and Merkel (as the clear winner) needs to team up with others to get 50%, but the party that came in 2nd (SPD) aren't interested

So Merkel (centre-right) will likely form a coalition with FDP (centre) and Green (centre left), which seems kinda messy

I think the blue goes well with the black but the red is too harsh, in my eyes to work?

[Nicky91]

Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet

I think the blue goes well with the black but the red is too harsh, in my eyes to work?

it's about politics not colours

[Tom4784]

Fear and ignorance will always give rise to extremist parties.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

Fear and ignorance will always give rise to extremist parties.

Like the far-left.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Like the far-left.

What does the mythical far left have to do with the rise of a racist, homophobic and sexist extremist party?

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by Dezzy

What does the mythical far left have to do with the rise of a racist, homophobic and sexist extremist party?

Mythical far-left. Proof how in denial you are.

[Tom4784]

Originally Posted by Brillopad

Mythical far-left. Proof how in denial you are.

You didn't answer my question.

[Crimson Dynamo]

for as long as i genuinely can remember people have been banging on about the rise of the right but as usual its just a fad and nowt happens

[arista]

Originally Posted by jaxie

https://amp.theguardian.com/commenti...-radical-right

Chose this link to open a discussion on the results of the German elections.

Yes NAZI 13%
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[bots]

That's us had the elections in France and now Germany. In both cases, 18 months ago they were predicting the right wing would win. It hasn't happened. A rise in support means nothing unless it brings real power with it. People know this, and therefore feel comfortable registering a protest vote in the knowledge that it won't really change anything. People try and make news out of it, but it isn't really news at all.