This guy has clear conservative views (eg on the german afd) but he’s otherwise particularly clear and realistic which is refreshing. The cruel thing is that his point is very interesting that the neofasc afd seems to be the only part properly aligning with russia and china.
That’s just not true though.
Firstly there is the BSW which is very clearly against the anti-Russia and anti-China narratives, as well as against the EU and NATO.
Secondly, the AfD is completely untrustworthy on these issues, and they are going to flip flop as soon as it becomes convenient for them to do, as we have seen from similar right wing “populist” parties in other European countries.
They are not so much “aligned” with Russia and China as they are opportunistically adopting the opposition position to the extremely damaging and unpopular policies of deindustrialization and drive to war. BSW has some very serious brainworms about some other issues, but they at least seem principled in their anti-war stance.
(Also, there are various communist parties like the DKP who are principled anti-imperialists, but they are too small to matter.)
Of course you are right. My point was that his narrative is pretty interesting as most german leftists would never try to use that perspective and it shows how german anti war sentiment is being used because “the left” party is completely braindead in germany.
His narrative is typical of the “populist” MAGA Republican right in the US. They don’t really have the best understanding of European politics, and Americans in general have a tendency to filter how they understand European politics through the lens of their own domestic political paradigms, projecting themselves onto European parties even though these parallels don’t always apply.
But yes, it’s true that the traditional left in Germany has completely dropped the ball on being anti-war. The anti-war sentiment in Germany is now exclusively on the fringes, represented by the AfD on the right and BSW + the various communist parties on the left. Sadly there are still a lot of left inclined people in Germany who have not grasped the new paradigm and continue to live in the past and in a mainstream media bubble.
Correct. Its demagogues same as the nsdap back in the day who also used leftist talking points to lull people into thinking theyll change things for the better.
And on top, “the left” party is actively zionist in large parts, hugely chauvinistic, racist, etc. Look at the party meetings. 90+ percent whites, mostly privileged intellectuals with fancy sidecuts etc. The working class cant afford to behave like this while working night shifts in the hospital or driving an amazon van.
And if you dare to speak up (I did) you get shut the fuck down in one second. They tried to boot people out of the party for solidarity etc. The german left party is far beyond any chance at salvation. Imo they are only a recruiting tool for the two marxists per year that happen to get politicised by the party and start pointing out the contradictions.
The issue being that as a self employed IT person I cant really make contact with actual working class people at work. I have to resort to other meeting opportunities.