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thinkingagain

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37. I'm confused as usual

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 02:35 PM

Feb 2025

( but for my defense I have a lot of stuff happening in my fam right now so my brain is all over the place )

Is this a good thing your saying because the headline email I got from
MY Times sounds as if the bad guys are winning ? I don’t have a subscription so can’t read it
Only get short news alerts )

Breaking news: Germany’s centrist conservatives leading in early exit polls

Friedrich Merz Appears Poised to Be Germany’s Next Leader

The centrist conservatives are in the lead, with the far-right AfD in second, early exit polls showed. The vote appears to be a rebuke to the nation’s left-leaning government.

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MeidasTouch: MUSK LOSES BIG IN GERMANY. AfD is now likely to be completely shut out of the governing coalition. [View all] highplainsdem Feb 2025 OP

I'm still holding my breath. Hugin Feb 2025 #1

No need to do that. highplainsdem Feb 2025 #7

Still an explosion of support since WWII and that is scary as hell. hlthe2b Feb 2025 #2

It's disappointing, but a map I saw showed AfD support primarily in what was East Germany, and highplainsdem Feb 2025 #8

C orrect creon Feb 2025 #33

Found an article explaining AfD support: highplainsdem Feb 2025 #14

re: "far-right ideologies don't die off that easily"... hlthe2b Feb 2025 #21

I posted a message about Peter Thiel here recently that described a South African town where he highplainsdem Feb 2025 #27

JD Vance's bestie. Don Jr recommended JD to Thiel for bankrolling. Evolve Dammit Feb 2025 #50

thanks for that stillcool Feb 2025 #25

So, Racism... LuvLoogie Feb 2025 #48

AFD Lite MAGA got nearly 50% of the vote here. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2025 #16

AfD support is nearly 2/3 male: highplainsdem Feb 2025 #19

No need to, the us has taken over that. JohnSJ Feb 2025 #3

It's still a frightening amount of support. RandySF Feb 2025 #4

AFD Lite MAGA received nearly 50% of the support here. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2025 #17

I don't know if maga markodochartaigh Feb 2025 #40

Germany's Merz claims victory for his conservatives as exit polls put far right on strong showing TheProle Feb 2025 #5

Ugh LeftInTX Feb 2025 #46

Kudos to our German friends for exercising common sense & voting sensibly! SheltieLover Feb 2025 #6

Das ist gut rollin74 Feb 2025 #9

Can someone explain who the other Party's are: Left, right, etc. Cattledog Feb 2025 #10

On the contrary, Musk and the AFD won big DavidDvorkin Feb 2025 #11

Not good, but brakester Feb 2025 #34

Exactly... Meidas spreading nonsense again. WarGamer Feb 2025 #43

Ok Debbie LW1977 Feb 2025 #54

WTF? DavidDvorkin Feb 2025 #56

Excellent! Fuck you Elon! Initech Feb 2025 #12

Sweei malaise Feb 2025 #13

If this what Meidas said, he is all wet and completely missed the mark DFW Feb 2025 #15

But all caps... TheProle Feb 2025 #18

Yeah, funny thing about that DFW Feb 2025 #24

Stay safe TheProle Feb 2025 #26

If something looks like a Tennessee Firecracker stand that's what you'll usually get, overpriced firecrackers lol n/t Cheezoholic Feb 2025 #39

;-( elleng Feb 2025 #35

+1 dalton99a Feb 2025 #20

Musk wanted an AfD victory and had been spreading the lie that a mock election youth vote showed highplainsdem Feb 2025 #22

Medias is nothing but a click-bait site calguy Feb 2025 #31

It's ONE of the WORST of THE worst, just garbage CLICKBAIT JoseBalow Feb 2025 #47

An article from the Independent yesterday referred to fears that AfD would get a quarter of the vote, highplainsdem Feb 2025 #32

The pundits here in Germany gave 21% as a worst case sceario. DFW Feb 2025 #44

I found a Wikipedia page with the most recent pre-election polls in Germany, and if what I've heard highplainsdem Feb 2025 #36

Except for one minor detail DFW Feb 2025 #41

It's all relative newdeal2 Feb 2025 #42

That's consistent with what I just heard from someone who lives there - Ocelot II Feb 2025 #45

The AfD had been at 12.6% in 2017's election, though, before dipping to 10.3% in 2021. And it had been polling highplainsdem Feb 2025 #60

K&R for, Hear Hear! UTUSN Feb 2025 #23

Not 'losing big,' according to MSNBC, re: German results; elleng Feb 2025 #28

Exactly, liberals are in their own bubble kansasobama Feb 2025 #52

Best news I've heard all day True Dough Feb 2025 #29

Congrats to our German friends! peggysue2 Feb 2025 #30

I'm confused as usual thinkingagain Feb 2025 #37

Best news I've heard since this started. orangecrush Feb 2025 #38

The conservatives won. LeftInTX Feb 2025 #49

Musk did not lose big kansasobama Feb 2025 #51

The far right went from 4% in 2017 to 20% today. nycbos Feb 2025 #53

80 pct against AfD. roamer65 Feb 2025 #55

DW says moondust Feb 2025 #57

They added zero, if AfD had been up to 22% support in opinion polls early last year, and was highplainsdem Feb 2025 #58

Well... moondust Feb 2025 #59