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[–] [email protected] 41 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I just want to add that currently the extremist right polls quite high in Germany. In some states its the second largest party.

[–] Sheeple 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Unfortunately the AFD (Nazi party over here. Like there's no sugar coating it. They're literally the Nazi party) has an approval rating of 11% among the population pollswnd it's quite concerning.

I do not like to think about the fact that 1/10 people I meet are straight up neonazis :/

[–] EnmaAi22 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

And another 2/10 would have no problem with the AFD gaining power.

Another 2/10 would be indifferent and put up no resistance.

So you have probably half the population who would just let it happen and maybe support it

Another 2/10 would put up light resistance

Another 2/10 would put up strong resistance

And the last 1/10 would actively plan kill and be okay with dying to stop them, leading the resistance.

Now ask yourself: can a facist takeover happen again? In Germany? Maybe the USA?

[–] lateraltwo 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

if there's a Nazi at the table and 10 other people sitting there talking to him, you got a table with 11 Nazis

[–] EnmaAi22 3 points 1 year ago
[–] Sheeple 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Luckily the last time the AFD tried getting into power, literally every other party banded together to block them (over here parties can work together to use their combined power for leverage.)

Unfortunately this move was seen as "controversial" and caused quite a lot of ruckus with the Nazis.

[–] EnmaAi22 3 points 1 year ago

That's been. While ago though iirc. With other right wing parties gaining votes again (mainly CXU), i don't see a CXU/AfD Coalition as impossible anymore.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah but luckily they have some friends in the US now.

[–] Viking_Hippie 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just like 100 years ago. Where do you think Hitler got most of his ideas about black people from?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The English, Scandinavian and European aristocracy?

[–] Viking_Hippie 3 points 1 year ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I believe Hitler specifically spoke of the US about this. Sure, lots of places had issues with race, but the US has always been bad about it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

They did the last time as well.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

At least Germany now has a more robustly designed constitution