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moondust

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59. Well...

Sun Feb 23, 2025, 08:11 PM

Feb 2025

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I've heard some commentators suggest that TSF, JD, and Muskrat have done a lot to normalize far right/fascist ideas and it has helped the far right in Germany, France, UK, etc. AfD doubled their support this time over the last time.

Sky News just reported that record turnout was 83+% and the far right gains were largely among young people.

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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