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Polls: If German Elections Were Held Today The Far-Right AFD Party Would Come to Power (medium.com)
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[–] 18 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The Soviets were right, every Nazi should have been put to the wall. Now, barely 100 years later the world is drowning in Nazis.

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  • [–] 7 points 6 months ago (3 children)

    Nazism isn’t hereditary, they are created from a combination of scarcity and humans’ innate desire for power.

    Put a thousand people on a space colony with all the science and tech to maintain a lush utopia where every human need is met. Come back in 300 years and that society would be broken into classes, rich and poor, rampant with oligarchs, plutocrats, fascists, and racists.

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  • [–] 6 points 6 months ago* (2 children)

    If humans were really like that innately then society would not be an emergent property of our species. Cooperation is the core of human interaction. Just don't invite any capitalists and your space colony isolationist utopia and it will probably focus more on resources and surviving in space rather than arbitrary values.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Negatype people are like quarks: they pop into existence when the conditions are right. An example we’ve all seen is a normal generous family member who suddenly turns into a rabid racist maga supporter. You could start the colony with 1000 bernie bros and the result would be the same, just maybe take 1000 years instead of 300 years.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    Those assholes dont pop out of no where. Material conditions form them when they perceive their conditions are threatened. If your utopia is a utopia everyone's needs will be met and these people will never exist in the first place.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    In my opinion you can't meet everyones needs. The moment a desired person chooses a different romantic partner, you've got grounds to start wars.

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    • [–] 13 points 6 months ago

    Omg people are painfully stupid

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    [–] 12 points 6 months ago* (1 child)

    This is an incorrect interpretation of the poll. The AfD would be the largest party in the Bundestag, but that doesn't mean they would form a government. After coalition discussions, it could easily be CDU/CSU leading the way.

    Edit: To be clear, this kind of support for the AfD is a really bad sign, but it doesn't mean they'd form the government.

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  • [–] 3 points 6 months ago

    Technically true but have you seen or heard CXU politicians lately? It is plausible that they would be willing to form a coalition with those idiots in 2029. I would love to be wrong on that assumption.

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    • [–] 10 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    Propaganda works. Plain and simple.

    Only in one direction though, sadly.

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    • [–] 1 point 5 months ago

    Relevant https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/

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