10-07-2016, 11:30 PM
(10-07-2016, 11:08 PM)hollodero Wrote: Well, pulling stupid shit didn't stop Trump, right?
I agree somehow with what you said - but I wouldn't be so sure about the AfD. They alredy had tremendous success in federal state elections. Germany (which seems like a huge irony, actually) used to be the one exception where no real right-wing populist party ever rose to relevance - but I would guess this will change.
Yeah, I shouldn't underestimate them. But, Merkel herself has seen a bump in polling lately and we still have yet to see AfD in the Bundestag. Plus some of the recent AfD shenanigans have come after those state elections. I think this will shake out better than a lot of people think.
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"The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much; it is whether we provide enough for those who have too little." - FDR
