A most interesting opinion piece about Germany and the dramatic changes that might happen.
Elon is “interfering” bigly in the upcoming German election and endorses publicly the libertarian - conservative taboo party AFD. What is Elon’s secret Plan for Germany, Europe and TESLA?
The Captain
A secret plan that is now a YouTube video?
DB2
Not just secret but SHOUTED IN ALL CAPS!
Despite the click-bait title i found the content interesting. There seems to be a world wide rebellion againt the status quo. Let’s hope it’s for the better.
The Captain
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Comments somewhat less slanted than those from the presenter in the video
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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is officially suspected of extremism, a German court has ruled. The move, which upholds a lower-court ruling the party had challenged, means intelligence services can continue to monitor AfD activities and communications. … Today influential blocs within the AfD hold ethno-nationalist beliefs that define anyone with a migrant heritage as not “properly German” - even if they hold German citizenship. …
In other words, the court suspects large parts of the AfD of wanting to create a two-tier society, where people judged to be “ethnically German” would have more rights than people whose families originally came from abroad. This, according to the German constitution, would be illegal discrimination.
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The AfD appears to be seen as “too dirty” even by France’s right-nationalists:
A top far-right German politician says he will pull back from campaigning for the upcoming EU elections - although he will remain his party’s lead candidate. The latest controversy comes after the Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s Maximilian Krah told journalists that SS members weren’t automatically “criminals”. …
In response to the remarks, France’s far-right National Rally (RN) announced it would no longer sit with the AfD in the European Parliament. RN leader Marine Le Pen told French radio that “it was urgent to establish a cordon sanitaire” between the parties.
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On the presenter’s comment that an AfD win “would be good for the EU”:
Thanks!
The Captain
9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 post!
I almost made it all the way through.
He started losing me when comparing German vs. US politicians. For some reason my mind went immediately to MTG and Coach.
This dude is clearly pro AfD. Anything that Musk does to support his party will be sold as strategic awesomeness.
How sweet it is!!
2020 not so sweet.
Agree. I know very little about German politics beyond the fact that the Greens sure messed up the economy. In much of the world there is strong pushback against the left. The MSM, being the voice of the left, are not to be trusted, the reason I have little faith in the media that @SuisseBear linked. The presenter’s opinion about NYT sure does resonate with me. On the other hand the presenter’s opinion that AfD represents the voice of the people is just an opinion, the February elections will determine that.
The Captain
The AfD is too racist and extreme for Le Pen? Maybe because France has been more inclusive, for a long time? When France ruled Algeria, Algeria was defined as a “Department” of the home country, like a county in the US or UK, not as a foreign colony.
Steve
Well, with any media source you have to take the good with the bad. Unless you only follow OAN, then it’s all bad.
I agree that the German 3-party coalition government has not helped their economy. They’ve acted like an indecisive group of rando acquaintances trying to decide where to go for dinner. These challenges will likely continue with the next coalition government.
Here’s a MSM article. Come on, try it! You might like it!
They were reporting, surely you can find another source you trust. Oh, surely the YouTuber with 7k followers you linked us to has significantly more credibility.
I doubt it.
The wealthy are able to get that most ignorant and innumerate 35% of the population to ignore the arithmetic that’s making them poor by “dog whistling” and distracting them with transgendered “bathroom issues” and Haitians eating the dogs and cats in Springfield, OH.
Maybe the Germans are smarter?
intercst
Hopefully, they have recentish history that demonstrates the catastrophic consequences of divide and conquer leaders. I think children are forced to learn about it in school. Let’s pray they were paying attention in class.
I certainly did not say that. What hole did you pull that from?
The Captain
You do not know much but twist it politically anyway.
The Russians Putin called it all off between Russia and Germany.
I hate the conservative attempts at wedge issues.
If they are, all the AfD has to to is start pounding the table about “woke indoctrination”. If they really have a lot of nerve, they can claim the pogrom was beneficial to the pogromees, like certain luminaries in the US are insisting slavery was beneficial to the slaves.
Steve
I find it interesting that one of the co-chairs of the AfD is in a same-sex marriage with a woman from Sri Lanka. Hitler would be turning over in his grave.
DB2
Sound like 2nd grade….
d fb
Except that things have changed with a global market, especially for labor. If one can build a car in China for a lot less than in Germany, then there are going to be dislocation pains.
DB2
Not 2nd, Top Grade! 
The Captain