Servais@dormi.zone to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 22 days ago2024 European Parliament election in Germanyfiles.catbox.moeimagemessage-square59fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1image2024 European Parliament election in Germanyfiles.catbox.moeServais@dormi.zone to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square59fedilink
minus-squarerotkehle@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoif you’re driving through East German cities you know why they’re voting populist right wing parties. there’s no work, poverty and half of the houses are empty because a lot of the people already left.
minus-squaregeissi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·20 days agoThat’s half the explanation. The economic and social decline makes people susceptible to populists. But the other half is this: They’re not the only populists. To vote for outright, obvious Neo-Nazis you also have to ok with Neo-Nazis.
if you’re driving through East German cities you know why they’re voting populist right wing parties. there’s no work, poverty and half of the houses are empty because a lot of the people already left.
That’s half the explanation.
The economic and social decline makes people susceptible to populists.
But the other half is this:
They’re not the only populists.
To vote for outright, obvious Neo-Nazis you also have to ok with Neo-Nazis.