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arrow-up135arrow-down1external-linkGermany pledges to make its military 'the backbone of defence in Europewww.reuters.comParanoid Factoid@beehaw.org to World News@beehaw.orgEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square7fedilink
minus-squarePete Hahnloser@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up10·11 months agoPragmatically, who else is going to take the lead? France? Main issue here is while this is fine currently, AfD’s rise has taken it to second place behind the CDU/CSU for the next federal election. For those unfamiliar with German political parties, AfD takes as inspiration the NSDAP. That one, you’ve heard of.
minus-squarecwagner@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11 months agoHere’s to hoping the new Wagenknecht party (essentially hexbear, the party) is going to take some of those votes away.
Pragmatically, who else is going to take the lead? France?
Main issue here is while this is fine currently, AfD’s rise has taken it to second place behind the CDU/CSU for the next federal election.
For those unfamiliar with German political parties, AfD takes as inspiration the NSDAP. That one, you’ve heard of.
Here’s to hoping the new Wagenknecht party (essentially hexbear, the party) is going to take some of those votes away.