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David__77

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7. I find it far more likely to be a religious influence.

Reply to MADem (Reply #1)

Fri Jun 30, 2017, 11:07 AM

Jun 2017

The Left Party - the principal expression of "East German influence" in today's Germany - is good on gay issues. The German ruling party was quite different ideologically from the Soviet ruling party.

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Ahhh, that Russian-East German influence. Old habits die hard. MADem Jun 2017 #1

The positive side of it is that you being people with you, unlike say the US, where everything is OnDoutside Jun 2017 #2

That's because in Germany, no party has any chance of winning 51% of the vote. DetlefK Jun 2017 #5

Yes and it has done extremely well over the last 70 years, surviving the OnDoutside Jun 2017 #6

The US had "No-Drama"-Obama. Germany has "No-Drama"-Merkel. DetlefK Jun 2017 #3

I find it far more likely to be a religious influence. David__77 Jun 2017 #7

Good. It got done, and she saved her standing w/her political base. Honeycombe8 Jun 2017 #4