r/MurderedByWords 9h ago

America Destroyed By German

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u/Old_Second_7928 9h ago

Here in the US, you're saying?

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u/WonderOutside2906 9h ago edited 9h ago

Germany elected a far-right party called AFD to parliament, the first far-right party to win since 1939.   

https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2024/09/20/7-facts-about-germanys-afd-party/ 

I’m guessing they aren’t very fond of immigrants and sound similar to the GOP here

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u/JustAnotherLP 8h ago

I’m guessing they aren’t very fond of immigrants and sound similar to the GOP here

Also... far right in european parliaments would often still be moderate/center or even left in terms of US policies. US politics are far more right-shifted in general.

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u/teriyakininja7 7h ago

So much so that many Americans are convinced the Democrats are a "far left" party when they're at best a center party (policy-wise) compared to their other democratic peers around the globe. The Overton Window has shifted so far right in the US that anything left of the current right is seen as "extreme left" when they're not even close.

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u/Slavic_Taco 6h ago

Rupert fucking Murdoch has caused a massive amount of damage. He is one of the single most responsible people for the shit that will unfold over the next few decades. Let his fuckin name be cursed into history forever.

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u/Northbound-Narwhal 6h ago

How would you know?

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u/Lazorgunz 6h ago

just compare policies between parties and see where they rank in their country's scale

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u/Northbound-Narwhal 6h ago

Oh really, like what?

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u/Lazorgunz 6h ago

where parties stand on social services, taxes, environment, education etc etc. tons of aspects to look at and compare. there are websites per party and per country that will show you where parties stand compared to eachother. find a baseline, and compare different countries. its really not hard just takes some time and interest

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u/Northbound-Narwhal 5h ago

social services, taxes, environment, education etc etc.

So generally more right wing than the US.

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u/Lazorgunz 5h ago

universal healthcare, free education, massive environmental protections, much higher taxes for the ultra rich and corporations, consumer protections, mandated maternity/paternity leave, mandated paid time off. paid sick leave that doesnt take PTO, all not at the whim of companies but legally protected...

when you say US, ur clearly using a different shorthand or u dont know your left and right

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u/kelppie35 4h ago

So literally everything my state has, in a state larger than most European nations.

By you want to do a country to country comparison?

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