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Germany's political landscape may be shifting. High turnout and the landslide AfD win are raising big questions about what's next. #dwberlinbriefing #dwgermanpo…
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I like the red flag analogy
Surprise? Are you trying to tell me anyone is surprised? Really? <br><br>Wir sind das Volk. Dont forget.
I can't believe the Germans would turn on the outsiders when something goes wrong.<br>Said no one.
Maybe during the last election, don't tell all the people your 3 key points are less immigration, less working with EU and being open to work with any party.<br><br>To then the moment the vote booth's close instantly switch 180 on that, saying you are going to more work with EU, help immigration and never work with the AfD.<br><br>That you said all those things to take half the votes of the right. Well you succeeded.. CDU lost half and the right gained it all.
The whole political class bears responsibility for losing peoples trust, perhaps because of not being able to be decisive even when needed.
I keep hearing people celebrate the fact that voter turnout was over 80% and say that the AfD “mobilized voters.” But high turnout is not automatically a democratic success story.<br><br>Turnout tells us that more people voted, not whether democracy became stronger or healthier as a result. And it is a technical term in research not praise.<br><br>If a party that is deeply critical of defining elements of liberal democracy benefit from that mobilization, I don’t think we should frame that as something positive. What matters isn’t just how many people participate, but what that participation ultimately means for the democratic system.
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