obviously theres zero point fact checking trump but it is darkly funny how german politics is like,, conceptually beyond him on even the most basic level
Does someone need to remind him, since apparently his brain is rotting inside his skull, that Angela Merkel, who he had a huge feud with, was also a German conservative?
well the governing coalition (traffic light: social democrats, greens and liberals) all did about as poorly as expected, but the hard left party (linke) did surprisingly well. and the party (afd) his ilk explicitly backed over the christian democrats did not 'win' the elections, they're 2nd place
but crucially the cdu also extremely not thrilled with us gov meddling in the elections, which merz's rhetoric (who before vance's speech was considerably more trump-friendly) has reflected. they're also way too right wing but there's still a strong taboo about collaboration with the far right so
I've been hoping, as a tiny silverlining, the dumpster fire of nuclear waste Trump/Musk/Vance administration would deter or at least slow down (our once allied) other countries' similar swing to the far-right
no worries! tbh nothing's really managed to shift the polls either way and german politics is still very much not in a good place, but at least on the international front the 'centre right' is also being forced to take a more anti-trump approach
Is this one of those times when if he says it, he & the cult think it's true, no matter what the facts say? And once the horse is out if the barn, good luck convincing them otherwise.🤔
this is a good point in general and he certainly ought to know what afd is but the preceding contents of the thread deliver a strong impression that german politics, like pinochle, require you to study a reasonable amount in advance
Oh I'm sure as soon as somebody comes along with a box of crayons and the patience of a saint to explain the situation, he'll threaten us with nukes or something.
I don't think he cares enough for it to even be beyond him. He saw an opportunity to scream "conservatives win and are good" and took it, same as he always does. His base won't look any deeper, so understanding more would actually be a net negative for his message.
Weidel, AfD Parteitag:
„Und ich kann euch sagen, wenn wir am Ruder sind, wir reißen alle Windkraftwerke nieder. Nieder mit diesen Windmühlen der Schande“
“And I can tell you, when we are at the helm, we will tear down all the wind turbines. Down with these windmills of shame”
from how the berliner runde ended i would say. body language wise. not everything from this election campaign has been forgiven lol. still think habeck shouldve punched soeder as a pick me up
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Sorry, dumb American here trying to follow how elections are shaking out in Europe
Was this election less bad (losses) than expected for the Left leaning coalition?
I've been hoping, as a tiny silverlining, the dumpster fire of nuclear waste Trump/Musk/Vance administration would deter or at least slow down (our once allied) other countries' similar swing to the far-right
It surely can’t be the president, as far as I’m concerned, the word Gentleman should never be used to describe a RAPIST.
https://c.files.bbci.co.uk/161BB/production/_101955509_60e88f91-1774-49c3-ae32-6e3bc7a7d540.jpg
Yeah, it's weird.
"Germany? Nazis! That's MY people."
https://www.dw.com/en/german-election-2025-whats-in-the-party-programs/a-71083928
Weidel, AfD Parteitag:
„Und ich kann euch sagen, wenn wir am Ruder sind, wir reißen alle Windkraftwerke nieder. Nieder mit diesen Windmühlen der Schande“
“And I can tell you, when we are at the helm, we will tear down all the wind turbines. Down with these windmills of shame”
https://bsky.app/profile/mihajlovicfreiburg.com/post/3liunhabeic2o