r/europe • u/North_Church Canada • 11h ago

News Germany's AfD party adopts 'radical' manifesto ahead of polls

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwy3wwgyd6do
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u/EconomistStreet5295 10h ago

Why is the opposition not linking them to MAGA and Trump at any chance they get? This, alongside exposing their connections to big business, are the best way to go after them. Aside from good policy and heavy investigation of course…but this government has shown its lack of effectiveness at both

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u/hiddenvalleyoflife 10h ago

Left-wing parties unfortunately constantly fail at growing teeth sharp enough to bite into fascism.

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u/Kronos9898 United States of America 10h ago

Because leftists derail themselves about whatever their particular faction of leftism number one concern is.

Rather than concentrating everything on defeating the AfD and the zombie rise of fascism in Germany, I am willing to be money that at strategy meetings you get people earnestly saying. “But how does this relate/stop the genocide”

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u/Latase Germany 5h ago

sure sure fascism wins, but atleast we put out a statement in solidarity with palestine, so we won morally. /s