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Mainstream politicians express alarm while lead candidate in Saxony-Anhalt welcomes congratulations from Elon Musk

Mainstream politicians around Europe have expressed alarm after the far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) swept to a historic state election victory in Germany, while nationalist figures cheered the result as a mandate for change.

While falling just short of an absolute majority, the AfD surged into first place in the Saxony-Anhalt state election on Sunday, exit polls ⁠showed, putting the far right within reach ​of power at ‌the state level for ‌the first time since the second world war.

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[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 10 minutes ago

Humanity, it seems, is doomed to repeat this cycle until we've destroyed the earth and ourselves.

[–] anon_8675309@lemmy.world 4 points 40 minutes ago

Did Elon touch the voting system?

[–] xzite@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Americans when a far right party gets a high non-majority result in a single bundesamt in former East Germany, primarily taking votes from the other right wing party:

😏😏😏😏😏😏😏 Guess we're in the same boat now, huh? 😏😏😏😏😏😏😏

[–] AdolfSchmitler@lemmy.world 1 points 15 minutes ago

I'll be sitting back and watching intently for them to "show us how it's done".

[–] cantstopthesignal@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

It is genuinely scary, but most don't understand how the system works. This is like the Republicans winning Texas except part of the Republican party refuses to work with the other part because they are nazis. So the sane half work with the democrats to keep the Nazis from having influence.

[–] tio_bira@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 46 minutes ago

Next, flavio cagacalça won on Brazil

[–] spacegoat@lemmy.world 12 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

The history of humanity is slow walking into disaster, consistently and unceasingly.

[–] KneeTitts@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Remember that Simpsons episode where homer kept walking into the rake over and over and over? Ya thats us

[–] mrmisses@lemmy.world 5 points 1 hour ago* (last edited 1 hour ago)

Wasn't that Krusty?

Edit: no it was Bob, right?

Edit 2: It was bob

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 13 points 10 hours ago

musk and putin helping with the messaging that is.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 65 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (8 children)

Alright European lemmings... You've been lecturing us American lemmings for several years about what you'd do if fascism started creeping into power in your country. Now's your chance, show us how it's really done.

[–] abc@suppo.fi 1 points 3 minutes ago

Just let it fester into a horrible world war and the problem will solve itself

[–] Damage@feddit.it 4 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Ok, watch and learn. By the time it's done it may be too late for you tho.

[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 hours ago

OK, we're watching...

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