Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon Musk

Mainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a mandate for change.

While falling just short of an absolute majority, the AfD surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, exit polls ⁠showed, putting the far right within reach ​of power at ‌the state level for ‌the first time since the second world war.

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    5 days ago

    who were the people that disagreed with him? landlords, nationalists, reactionaries? who cares about them?

    And every decision in maoist china wasnt made by mao, it was made by the party which took direct feedback from the people.

    Conservatives are winning the elections fair and square, stop crying about it. People will move to right the more you keep feeding them neo liberalism and culture war

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      who were the people that disagreed with him? landlords, nationalists, reactionaries? who cares about them?

      Whoever was needed to be the scapegoat. Anyone who had any dissent was silenced.

      And every decision in maoist china wasnt made by mao, it was made by the party which took direct feedback from the people.

      Right the party that he was the unquestionable leader of. Im sure they really listened to the people…

      Conservatives are winning the elections fair and square, stop crying about it. People will move to right the more you keep feeding them neo liberalism and culture war

      No, they aren’t. Im not crying about it, what a silly thing to say. People will move to the right when they are let down by the system that’s when the authoritarians take power.

      Strange that you seem to think my disagreement with far left authoritarians is an endorsement of the far right ones, or even of the current system. Talk about culture war

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        Anyone who had any dissent was silenced

        not really. Decisions were taken after proper discussion

        Right the party that he was the unquestionable leader of. Im sure they really listened to the people…

        He was leader of the party, not the sole decision maker there.

        People will move to the right when they are let down by the system

        This system is working as expected and it is meant to let people down, nothing can stop it and liberals cant stop crying every 4 year to vote harder.

        Left wing “authoritarians” are good, right wing authoritarians are bad. History has proven this.

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          5 days ago

          Left wing “authoritarians” are good, right wing authoritarians are bad. History has proven this

          Holy shit fuck, you’re straight up delusional.

          Aiight, I’m not going to engage with you anymore. Have a great life

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            4 days ago

            Sure buddy, I would recommend you to read marx and lenin. Good day