Russia's best friends in Germany: AfD and BSW – DW – 08/31/2024
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The far-right Alternative for Germany and the left-wing populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance are set to do well in state elections in Germany. Both parties have close ties with Russia and oppose support for Ukraine.
  • @DandomRudeEnglish
    6•6 months ago

    What is particularly interesting about this is the fact that the AFD is extremely right-wing and has blatant fascist tendencies, while the BSW emerged from the left-wing camp, from a wing that has more communist ideals. Ideologically, these parties could hardly be more different.

    • federal reverseMEnglish
      31•6 months ago

      They have quite a few commonalities: both oppose minorities, both are nationalist, both have autocratic tendencies, both are Putin-friendly. The only major difference is that BSW does include top-to-bottom redistribution in its platform while Afd is a staunch supporter of bottom-to-top redistribution.

    • FundMECFSEnglish
      10•6 months ago

      The main thing they have in common is they are both funded and supported by putin and his troll farms.

        • FundMECFSEnglish
          4•6 months ago

          I have. And yes they are both pushed by operations carried by putin’s internet research agency.

    • @[email protected]English
      4•6 months ago

      Ah, yes, the horseshoe.

      I wouldn’t consider BSW as a classical left-wing party, though (also rejected by BSW, but I think smaller/new parties usually try to avoid classifying themselves in the left-right-spectrum). Sociopolitically, their positions appear (not much substance so far) to be more closely align with the conservative-/right-wing-end of the political spectrum.

      • @[email protected]English
        5•6 months ago

        The comment you replied to doesn’t actually say BSW is left, just that they emerged from the left, specifically the part of the left that is mentally stuck in the GDR.