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  • German state talkshows (Lanz, Maischberger) talk more about AfD than anyone else. In a bad manner that is but any PR is good PR in that sense.

    Existing parties dont care about peoples needs, just their own seats. Not saying AfD is any different but the infamous “firewall” allowed AfD to never show their competence. They can promise anything and just point at non collaborations of old parties who fucked everything up the last 20 years.

    If this country goes down it will not only because of russian interference and hurr durr nazi party. It will be because of the open corruption and selfishness of politicians in the established parties.

    Only ones i trust not to be only about their seats is probably greens but they fuck up economy and living standards most ruthlessly ignoring free/cheap ways to help climate.






  • Ppl vote them because other (big) parties dont address their problems. Also % thresholds for democratic participation keeps smaller parties with reasonable programmes away from the table. Wasnt too long ago EU intruduced this. So this is the consequence of continous political failure. I’d also argue voters are aware they get robbed by politicians accepting bribes direct or indirect. And they vote any party (falsely here, see tesla feat) promising to crack down on the old political class. Trump did the same (but didnt follow through obv).

    People are desperate.