Disappointing to see you repeating the lie that the AFD is “far right”. There was a small sub group* within its members who were but they were expelled. Legacy media, more than 90% of which is owned by lefty oligarchs or conglomerates is responsible for creating this view.
* it is true that there was a group within the party, known as the Saxonian Separatists [“Saechsische Separatisten”], a monarchist, autonomist, and secessionist movement but members of that group were being expelled from the AFD itself. We have family and friends in Germany and they are no more far right than we are. Ordinary people there have had enough of their left wing coalition, which is akin to NZ having a coalition of Labour, Greens and TPM. Both countries have the same MMP system. It very much suits our lefty legacy media, Stuff, 1 News, RadioNZ et al to portray anything to do with the AFD as “far right”.
I agree with Alan Grant but it only shows what the corrupt MSM has done. They framed a party that stands for normal common sense as ‘right wing’. This whole business of ‘right’ and ‘left’ doesn’t contribute to the situation at all. It only divides and causes people to fight. As the Romans already have said: divide and conquer. Nobody EVER bothered to explain why the AFD is a ‘right wing party’. Just because they want to protect German interests incl border control?
I don’t think it’s clear yet if AfD is Far or just Right. Its leadership changes and with it its positions on various issues. Is it pro or anti Israel? One faction pro, the other anti. Merz has ruled it out so it looks like a Grand Coalition will be the result.
Disappointing to see you repeating the lie that the AFD is “far right”. There was a small sub group* within its members who were but they were expelled. Legacy media, more than 90% of which is owned by lefty oligarchs or conglomerates is responsible for creating this view.
* it is true that there was a group within the party, known as the Saxonian Separatists [“Saechsische Separatisten”], a monarchist, autonomist, and secessionist movement but members of that group were being expelled from the AFD itself. We have family and friends in Germany and they are no more far right than we are. Ordinary people there have had enough of their left wing coalition, which is akin to NZ having a coalition of Labour, Greens and TPM. Both countries have the same MMP system. It very much suits our lefty legacy media, Stuff, 1 News, RadioNZ et al to portray anything to do with the AFD as “far right”.
Point taken. It wasn’t intended to be pejorative particularly given the geographic split in the CDU/CSU and AfD vote.
I agree with Alan Grant but it only shows what the corrupt MSM has done. They framed a party that stands for normal common sense as ‘right wing’. This whole business of ‘right’ and ‘left’ doesn’t contribute to the situation at all. It only divides and causes people to fight. As the Romans already have said: divide and conquer. Nobody EVER bothered to explain why the AFD is a ‘right wing party’. Just because they want to protect German interests incl border control?
I don’t think it’s clear yet if AfD is Far or just Right. Its leadership changes and with it its positions on various issues. Is it pro or anti Israel? One faction pro, the other anti. Merz has ruled it out so it looks like a Grand Coalition will be the result.