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Meanwhile, back in Germany
Topic Started: Sep 21 2017, 06:38 PM (88 Views)
Jolly
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https://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2017/0921/In-Germany-s-east-populist-vote-finds-root-in-reunification-woes
The main obstacle to a stable and just world order is the United States.- George Soros
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It will also be the first time that a party to the far right of Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) bloc – and one with an overtly nationalist agenda – will make it in, ending Germany’s unofficial consensus not to let extremist parties have a say in politics.

Based on the article, I'm not sure what "extremist" means.
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Klaus
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Trifonov Fleisher Klaus Sokolov Zimmerman
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Klaus
Sep 21 2017, 09:48 PM
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Yo, Popcorn Man!

Is the article correct?
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Klaus
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I think the article is incorrect in their portrayal of Eastern Germany: that everyone feels "betrayed" etc.

There are now quite a few economic strongholds in former Eastern Germany, e.g., in Saxony or around Berlin. There isn't much GDR nostalgia anymore.

The article also presents the AfD in a one-sided way. The AfD has two rather separate parts: One part is about anti-immigrant sentiment and the usual right wing populist stuff. It's basically like a German version of the French Front National. This part is very strong in former Eastern Germany.

The other part consists of disappointed conservatives and classical liberals who are looking for a new home after Merkel moved the CDU far left. The AfD startet as a movement against the Euro policy (saving Greece etc.). This part of the AfD is often in favor of classical liberal and conservative policies. This part of the AfD is strong in Western Germany.

There's an ongoing fight within the AfD whether it wants to be a conservative, classical liberal party, or a right-wing populist party. There's already been one party split where the original founder split off and founded a new party (which, however, was completely unsuccessful) because he didn't like the move towards right-wing populism. Now there's again a similar fight going on, and it looks as if the right-wing populists are again going to win.
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