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TexasTowelie

(116,413 posts) Fri Aug 30, 2024, 11:40 AM Aug 30

Eastern Germany's Shift Right - Eastern Express - TVP World

In this episode of Eastern Express, we delve into the upcoming elections in eastern Germany and how pro-Russian parties are gaining ground. With the AfD poised to win big and Moscow-friendly narratives on the rise, this could mark a major shift in Europe’s political landscape. We explore the historical context, the key players, and what this means for Germany and beyond.

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Eastern Germany's Shift Right - Eastern Express - TVP World (Original Post) TexasTowelie Aug 30 OP

this is scary samsingh Aug 30 #1

Stalinism and Nazism SCantiGOP Aug 30 #2

And East Germans have 80 years of experience with those two isms. Wonder Why Aug 30 #3

Yes SCantiGOP Aug 30 #4

samsingh

(17,884 posts)

1. this is scary

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 11:42 AM

Aug 30

SCantiGOP

(14,155 posts)

2. Stalinism and Nazism

Reply to TexasTowelie (Original post)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 11:45 AM

Aug 30

are not opposite ends of the spectrum. The economic systems and rhetoric are different, but the resulting systems are similar in how they operate and the impact on regular citizens.

Wonder Why

(4,565 posts)

3. And East Germans have 80 years of experience with those two isms.

Reply to SCantiGOP (Reply #2)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 12:39 PM

Aug 30

SCantiGOP

(14,155 posts)

4. Yes

Reply to Wonder Why (Reply #3)

Fri Aug 30, 2024, 01:18 PM

Aug 30

Democracy is as foreign to them as private ownership of land was to Native Americans when the Europeans came ashore.

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