Did they vote out fascism or just successfully not vote in the explicitly far right? Though I mean hell, Germany’s AfD just had its best showing didn’t it?
The AfD did do really well last election, but it was also just classified as a right-wing extremist organization by Germany’s equivalent of the FBI. That means more monitoring and possibly reduction or removal of public funding. That should hopefully be an obstacle for them in the future.
It’s amazing how a German political party used their version of the secret police to attack their political opponents, and somehow, people think the AfD are the fascists. Just bizarre.
Which really begs the question: why did he use that defense if it literally didn’t matter?
Because, like I told him, conservatives think things are true because they believe them. It’s why I asked if it would change his mind— I knew it wouldn’t, and I love it when they out themselves as the liars they are.
Would it change your mind? Because it seems like the Holocaust denialism and should have done that already, unless you’re just playing along like all right-wingers do.
The AfD’s chairman in Frankfurt, Wilko Möller, called the criticism “absurd” and said the poster was merely aimed at illustrating that the party cared for children. “What better way to show this than with a roof over the head, which the adults symbolically represent with their arms to protect the children,” he said.
Sounds like you’re looking for any excuses to give these guys a pass just because they share the same far-right political alignment as you.
Matthias Helferich was elected to the German parliament in 2021 but resigned his seat after prompting outrage by his declaration in a leaked internet chat that he was “the friendly face of the Nazis”.
Tbh, anything that’d actually get posted here wouldn’t change my mind, mainly because of a lack of trust. We’ve both seen articles that are blatant lies,
And wanting to deport assholes isn’t exactly far right, despite labels to the contrary.
Well that’s just a philosophical question, isn’t it?
All you really know is what you experience first hand. Everything else is hear-say and personal beliefs.
I had a period of time during Trump’s first admin where I read an article about him, and then I’d go find the original source, whether it was one of Trump’s tweets, or a video of the event, or whatever. I really did my best to be impartial. And every time, I’d find that the article was either telling a half-truth or outright lying.
I’m a lot busier these days, (just with a few minutes of downtime here and there, that’s when I get on Lemmy), so I can’t investigate every article I come across, I just don’t have the time. Those that I do look into usually turn out to be more half-truths and lies.
My personal experience says that the news is not to be trusted.
Did they vote out fascism or just successfully not vote in the explicitly far right? Though I mean hell, Germany’s AfD just had its best showing didn’t it?
The AfD did do really well last election, but it was also just classified as a right-wing extremist organization by Germany’s equivalent of the FBI. That means more monitoring and possibly reduction or removal of public funding. That should hopefully be an obstacle for them in the future.
It’s amazing how a German political party used their version of the secret police to attack their political opponents, and somehow, people think the AfD are the fascists. Just bizarre.
What?
What would you call it when one organization tries to hurt another organization?
I’d call that a perhaps clueless but more likely malicious mischaracterization of the events.
They’re not exactly subtle about being Nazis. Weird that you jump to defend them unless you’re a Nazi yourself?
And looking at your profile, that’s one question answered.
Wasn’t that just made up? Like it wasn’t the AfD who made that, but some random guy on the Internet?
The poster seems to be real:
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/afd-accused-nazi-symbolism-election-germany-hm8dv7nql
Archive link: https://archive.is/dtG2v
Notice how he’s still defending the AfD after pretending that he was going to research it.
This is because he’s a fascist who only says what he needs to win an argument. Fascists are so entirely predictable.
He already said he doesn’t care.
Which really begs the question: why did he use that defense if it literally didn’t matter?
Because, like I told him, conservatives think things are true because they believe them. It’s why I asked if it would change his mind— I knew it wouldn’t, and I love it when they out themselves as the liars they are.
I appreciate the archive, it’s nice when people do that. Too often, “credible” news sites change articles without saying so.
That said, if true, the AfD is incredibly suspect here. I’d have to go looking to see if what they’re saying is true.
The poster is real. Please edit your initial comment to reflect that.
Give me a bit, I’ve been busy, and it’s hard to find primary sources in languages I don’t speak.
Would it change your mind? Because it seems like the Holocaust denialism and should have done that already, unless you’re just playing along like all right-wingers do.
Sounds like you’re looking for any excuses to give these guys a pass just because they share the same far-right political alignment as you.
Tbh, anything that’d actually get posted here wouldn’t change my mind, mainly because of a lack of trust. We’ve both seen articles that are blatant lies,
And wanting to deport assholes isn’t exactly far right, despite labels to the contrary.
Oh there’s a big surprise: a far-right wingnut will continue to lie for the Nazis despite the truth being very obvious.
How very postmodern of you. The truth is just what you believe, huh?
Well that’s just a philosophical question, isn’t it?
All you really know is what you experience first hand. Everything else is hear-say and personal beliefs.
I had a period of time during Trump’s first admin where I read an article about him, and then I’d go find the original source, whether it was one of Trump’s tweets, or a video of the event, or whatever. I really did my best to be impartial. And every time, I’d find that the article was either telling a half-truth or outright lying.
I’m a lot busier these days, (just with a few minutes of downtime here and there, that’s when I get on Lemmy), so I can’t investigate every article I come across, I just don’t have the time. Those that I do look into usually turn out to be more half-truths and lies.
My personal experience says that the news is not to be trusted.
And might be dismantled as a neo-Nazi organization.
As with South Korea, you can see these mechanisms functioning, whether or not the end result… works.