• mammata@feddit.it
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    15 hours ago

    As a foreigner in Germany, CDU is not centrist at all. Maybe you should consider how your definition of “center” changed in the last years. CDU is a right wing party, CSU even more, leaning into populist views, Afd is extremist.

    I wish SPD was left. Most of its policies of the last years were pretty much the same as right wing parties.

    • Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      15 hours ago

      CDU was always center-right and SPD center-left. In the last years SPD slowly drifted to center. Some still consider them center-left.

      You should check on the definition of extremist. The AfD ist far-right, yes, but not extremist (yet).

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        7 hours ago

        If Elon Musk is showing up at their events telling them not to be ashamed of their history, then they are absolutely extremist.

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        14 hours ago

        The CDU always has contained everything from centre-left to far-right, as long it’s compatible with democracy. Their right wing is about en par with Reagan, their left wing with, dunno, Harris, status quo liberals in general. They’re not about to abolish public healthcare, gutting unemployment benefits OTOH is up their alley. Social conservatism wise they tend to brake a lot, but aren’t prone to be regressive, like wanting to roll back gay rights or something. Or, differently put, they won’t be any more conservative the EKD which is absolutely fine with reverends having gay sex in the vicarage as long as it’s monogamous.