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Bro, these are not the conservatives you're looking for (i.postimg.cc)
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[–] [email protected] 98 points 3 weeks ago (25 children)

I'm not usually one to agree with trump, but doubling your representation in a single election is a win. An incredibly concerning win, in this case. It bodes poorly.

[–] [email protected] 88 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

The "conservative party" is the CDU/CSU, and even though they won, they just had their second worst result since the 1950s.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

thank you, this makes me feel better

[–] [email protected] 45 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

It shouldn't. They did so poorly because 10% of the German electorate shifted even farther to the far right AfD, and another 10% had already done so in previous elections.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Don't confuse the electorate shifting with non-voters turning up to give a finger to the whole system, that's the AfD's biggest gain. This shit will continue until rent becomes affordable again or another party manages to capture the same vote.

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