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Related: About this forumEastern Germany's Shift Right - Eastern Express - TVP World
In this episode of Eastern Express, we delve into the upcoming elections in eastern Germany and how pro-Russian parties are gaining ground. With the AfD poised to win big and Moscow-friendly narratives on the rise, this could mark a major shift in Europes political landscape. We explore the historical context, the key players, and what this means for Germany and beyond.
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Eastern Germany's Shift Right - Eastern Express - TVP World (Original Post)
TexasTowelie
Aug 2024
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samsingh
(17,900 posts)1. this is scary
SCantiGOP
(14,308 posts)2. Stalinism and Nazism
are not opposite ends of the spectrum. The economic systems and rhetoric are different, but the resulting systems are similar in how they operate and the impact on regular citizens.
Wonder Why
(4,769 posts)3. And East Germans have 80 years of experience with those two isms.
Democracy is as foreign to them as private ownership of land was to Native Americans when the Europeans came ashore.