How the FUCK is that shocking to anyone? Conservatives always side with fascists when it becomes expedient to do so.
Only exception to the rule was the Italian monarchists a century ago and even they pretended that they’d never opposed Mussolini the moment they lost the civil war.
Because the far right party exists since 2016 and each try to get too close to them resulted in failure.
So, it’s shocking to see someone try it again.
Most prominent case of the past: The Kemmerich government in Thüringen who accepted votes from that party. Kemmerich had to resign a few days later.
I’m only shocked it took this long for the same shitty people to make the same shitty choices they did 100 years ago.
If they actually form a coalition, I promise to call it the “Hindenburg coalition”.
Relaaaax guys. He said only if he is suggesting policies that are in line with AfD interests… Uh, wait…
Man it’s almost like Nazism was a religous conservative extremist movement.
They didn’t quite get it right:
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The perpetrator was not due to be deported, he withdrew his request for asylum and pledged to leave on his own accord.
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Merz didn’t agree to start a coalition with the AfD, they merely agree on a key point (which is increased number of deportations for criminal immigrants).
Exactly. I think there is a real danger that Merz will turn that into a coalition later and my personal opinion of him is that he is a particularly nasty example of a morally bankrupt piece of shit (and always has been). But let’s stick to the facts. This is neither a cooperation nor a coalition, yet.
Agree, he’s a major dick who can’t be trusted. Same as cum-ex Olaf. We just don’t have any useful politicians with a semblance of backbone in Germany. Unfortunately the same is true for most of Europe.
He won’t, at least not this year. There are still too many people in the CDU who’d be up in arms against a coalition or any other form of formal cooperation with the AfD, and many of the CDU’s voters are in the same boat. Not necessarily a majority in either case, but a big enough minority to kill any hopes of stable government or of winning an election with the party and electorate split.
Merz knows that. He’s an asshole, not stupid.
I sure hope you’re assessment of the CDU is right, but honestly I wouldn’t bet on it. If you look at how quickly things in the US go down the drain, implementing fascism and destroying basic human rights at a speed that would have been unthinkable just a few months ago, I’d be very, very sceptical about the CDUs promises regarding their so-called “Brandmauer” (Firewall) against the extreme right.
Are you still sure he’s not an asshole AND stupid at the same time? He tried the same trick twice and failed miserably. Now he’s being mocked by the afd and this dumb and reckless maneuver has probably cost his party quite a lot of votes (and most of those unfortunately will go to the afd).
Nope. I overestimated him.
Doesn’t mean that his party would go for an AfD coalition though. He hasn’t even managed to get them to vote to pass a law with the AfD.
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Just in time before the election, and not after.
Why would anybody be “shocked” that a state supporting genocide is also supporting fascism?
Their party was founded by and still worships Konrad f’ing Adenauer, what did people expect?
“shock”
Its only a “surprise” because they all pretend cooperating with Israelis is not already cooperating with the far right.
