The latest projections show AfD leading in the eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt with around 44.2% of the vote, a result that could earn the party an absolute majority in the state's 83-seat parliament.
Frustration at an imperfect democracy where “no one listens to me” - and then that’s turned outward and manipulated just enough by rightwong interests (who have a tailwind, with corporations and Capitalism often leaning right in function and lobbying).
Voters think this is an easier way to get attention than actually participating, and some of these voters will be voting this way to “scare the major parties” who they consider out of touch/corrupt (hence the whole system is broken).
…and some of the major parties being out of touch is because class consciousness only extends so far. Wealthy politicians can’t realistically understand how difficult and inconvenient life is becoming for a lot of people.
Most people just want to see public services be improved, and better laws against scams and unfairness. Zoran Mamdani is right.
Voters think this is an easier way to get attention than actually participating, and some of these voters will be voting this way to “scare the major parties” who they consider out of touch/corrupt (hence the whole system is broken).
And when you told those fuckers to do that 15 years ago for progressive parties “lol nothing will happen, I’ll vote tories lmao”
Plenty of blame to go around, with the highest levels of blame going to the actual far-right politicians and business people actively making the world worse, and a lot less blame going to lazy people who don’t have enough hope to believe in the system. It’s a rich tapestry.
There’s a lot of thankless work to be done. Some of it includes explaining to the rightwing (in rightwing, family values, strength, and society terms - aka rightwing values language) that the progressive left actually serves their desired outcomes better than conservatives politicians and the far right can.
That’s a tough and thankless job to do well, but is how a progressive majority is formed (big tent strategies need a wide net and open outreach). Most people will tell you you’re wasting your time, it may be impossible, you’ll never know if it worked, and everyone will hate you for trying to win over the right. But discussion between both sides is necessary on some level for winning in a democracy.
The right are currently better at moving left-leaners to their cause… and that needs to invert (so the left are better at moving right-leaners to their cause). Especially in countries that haven’t elected the rightwing yet.
Frustration at an imperfect democracy where “no one listens to me” - and then that’s turned outward and manipulated just enough by rightwong interests (who have a tailwind, with corporations and Capitalism often leaning right in function and lobbying).
Voters think this is an easier way to get attention than actually participating, and some of these voters will be voting this way to “scare the major parties” who they consider out of touch/corrupt (hence the whole system is broken).
…and some of the major parties being out of touch is because class consciousness only extends so far. Wealthy politicians can’t realistically understand how difficult and inconvenient life is becoming for a lot of people.
Most people just want to see public services be improved, and better laws against scams and unfairness. Zoran Mamdani is right.
And when you told those fuckers to do that 15 years ago for progressive parties “lol nothing will happen, I’ll vote tories lmao”
Plenty of blame to go around, with the highest levels of blame going to the actual far-right politicians and business people actively making the world worse, and a lot less blame going to lazy people who don’t have enough hope to believe in the system. It’s a rich tapestry.
There’s a lot of thankless work to be done. Some of it includes explaining to the rightwing (in rightwing, family values, strength, and society terms - aka rightwing values language) that the progressive left actually serves their desired outcomes better than conservatives politicians and the far right can.
That’s a tough and thankless job to do well, but is how a progressive majority is formed (big tent strategies need a wide net and open outreach). Most people will tell you you’re wasting your time, it may be impossible, you’ll never know if it worked, and everyone will hate you for trying to win over the right. But discussion between both sides is necessary on some level for winning in a democracy.
The right are currently better at moving left-leaners to their cause… and that needs to invert (so the left are better at moving right-leaners to their cause). Especially in countries that haven’t elected the rightwing yet.