Unfortunately, right now the far-right threat is too big for me not to hold my nose and vote strategically.
This mentality is exactly why Germany is failing, it’s why “liberal democracies” all around the world are failing. Voting for liberals who have proven to be failures and will continue to be failures, purely out of fear of what will happen if you don’t, means that the conditions which led to the rise of the far right will continue to worsen, which sets up the far right for an even bigger win down the line. Just like “vote for the Democrats to stop Trump” was a failed strategy in the US, “vote for SPD/CDU to stop AfD” is a failed strategy in Germany.
And worst of all, while you’ve been conditioned by the media to be so afraid of one fascist party coming to power, you’ve failed to notice that fascists are already in charge.
While you’ve been conditioned to be so afraid of “losing your democracy” you’ve failed to notice that you’re already living under repression, censorship, state surveillance, a violent police state that defends Nazis and imprisons you for protesting a genocide, with regime-aligned media brainwashing you 24/7 with propaganda, ruled by corrupt politicians bought and paid for by lobbyists, unelected Brussels elites working for corporate interests, and warmongers selling you fear and hysteria while destroying your future and your children’s future for the profits of arms manufacturers.
This mentality is exactly why Germany is failing, it’s why “liberal democracies” all around the world are failing. Voting for liberals who have proven to be failures and will continue to be failures, purely out of fear of what will happen if you don’t, means that the conditions which led to the rise of the far right will continue to worsen, which sets up the far right for an even bigger win down the line. Just like “vote for the Democrats to stop Trump” was a failed strategy in the US, “vote for SPD/CDU to stop AfD” is a failed strategy in Germany.
And worst of all, while you’ve been conditioned by the media to be so afraid of one fascist party coming to power, you’ve failed to notice that fascists are already in charge.
While you’ve been conditioned to be so afraid of “losing your democracy” you’ve failed to notice that you’re already living under repression, censorship, state surveillance, a violent police state that defends Nazis and imprisons you for protesting a genocide, with regime-aligned media brainwashing you 24/7 with propaganda, ruled by corrupt politicians bought and paid for by lobbyists, unelected Brussels elites working for corporate interests, and warmongers selling you fear and hysteria while destroying your future and your children’s future for the profits of arms manufacturers.