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Far Right - German Election
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Flankerl
Well-Known Member
Fun fact: The AfD was thrown out of the regular fascist European Parliament Group because they fascisted a little bit too close to the sun.
And so they were thrown out, which is quite fascist of that group if you ask me.
Identity and Democracy - Wikipedia
But fear not, they found a new group of fascists to hang out with.
Europe of Sovereign Nations - Wikipedia
metis
aged ecumenical anthropologist
BTW, that eastern region in Germany is where Hitler had his greatest support. The least support came from the Bavarian region in the south.
My understanding is that the continuing surge of immigrants and also the closing of some factories, such as with VW, is largely having this effect. Maybe some others here can clarify this.
My understanding is that the continuing surge of immigrants and also the closing of some factories, such as with VW, is largely having this effect. Maybe some others here can clarify this.
Flankerl
Well-Known Member
You can't copy paste that unto today.
Always remember that 12 million Germans fled from eastern Europe (which isn't a real thing but for convenience sake let's call it that) which included Prussia.
These people ended up all over Germany.
So if that inclination to vote had survived it would've been present in other elections.
Yes.
No the VW closing decision is literally from today.
The closures in the east were all in the early 1990s of state owned "companies" in the former GDR that went under in a free market.
The former GDR never recovered from it. There was and is a huge movement of younger people, especially women, into former West-Germany.
Which leaves behind quite the grumpy inhabitants.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
I know it wasn't invented by the Nazis, I checked on Wiki before I posted. However, it IS associated with Nazism, at least in the UK.lol the Iron Cross is not Nazi nor was it even invented by them.
The flipping Bundeswehr still uses it.
"The Iron Cross (German: Eisernes Kreuz, , abbreviated EK) was a military decorationin the Kingdom of Prussia, and later in the German Empire (1871–1918) and Nazi Germany(1933–1945)."
- Iron Cross - Wikipedia
mikkel_the_dane
My own religion
lol the Iron Cross is not Nazi nor was it even invented by them.
The flipping Bundeswehr still uses it.
As far as I can tell there are 2 variants: Iron cross and Bundeswehr cross. But I am not certain.
Regiomontanus
Eastern Orthodox
Ok, if true that is fairly revealing lol
Heyo
Veteran Member
That's their main talking point, but they have other anti-democratic tendencies, so much so that they are under surveillance of the Verfassungsschutz (Office for the Protection of the Constitution), state offices as well as federal. Leading members of the party have been convicted for anti-democratic actions like citing Nazi propaganda. They aren't far away from being banned.
Regiomontanus
Eastern Orthodox
Thanks for the info but saying they under surveillance by the German government does not convince me of anything considering the lack of basic freedoms in that country. If I have time later I will look them up.
The iron cross predates Nazi germany by many years,just saying.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
I know, as per the Wiki page I linked to. Doesn't change my point. It's associated with the far right / Nazism.
Damn Nazis are everywhere,the cross of st George,Union Jack,the French tricolour,stars and stripes,the far right are everywhere wtf can we do?.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
Stop denying the obvious for starters - such as the emblems chosen by the far right.
First we need a definition of “far right”.
The far right using a symbol of a nations pride is very troublesome,our flag doesn’t stand for that.
Secret Chief
Vetted Member
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Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
****ing **** do you EVER learn? For ****s sake, there is NO truth to that. None at all!
The far right are a tiny minority,it is a winning symbol though,im off to bed.
Shadow Wolf
Certified People sTabber & Business Owner
And Motorhead used it. But it's the Swastika, which is still used in India and many Asian countries today. Inevitably in throughout the West there is a strong association of those two symbols with the Nazis.lol the Iron Cross is not Nazi nor was it even invented by them.
The flipping Bundeswehr still uses it.
It's sort of like how Americans (especially those who aren't Catholic) will often see a Klan robe when seeing a robed Catholic wearing a capirote.