Present-day politics in Germany.

Germany is back to its old ways, by Elena Karaeva for RiaNovosti. 08.14.2024.

The late pregnancy of revanchism, which eventually resulted in childbirth, became public knowledge.

A Bundeswehr spokesman said at a press briefing that "now, along with those who fought in the resistance against the Nazi regime, Germany will honor the memory of some members of the Wehrmacht who, after the fall of the Third Reich, "participated in the construction of the new FRG army and openly distanced themselves from their past."

The beginning of the phrase spoken by Arne Kollatz is a standard verbal salad, which should mislead those who want to ignore the rapid growth of revanchist sentiments, but the end of the sentence is worth stopping at. Well, in order to understand who exactly "participated in the construction of the new army of the FRG", especially since at least two individuals were named. This is Rear Admiral Erich Topp.

And this is pilot Colonel Erich Hartmann. A member of the NSDAP (without a party card, it was impossible to obtain a pilot's license after Hitler came to power) and a holder of the highest order of Nazi Germany - the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross.

Hartmann killed Russian pilots, English pilots, American pilots. After the end of the war, having been captured by the Americans, he was handed over to the Soviet command. Although he was very afraid of being captured by the Red Army (if we switch the situation, then our air aces like Hartmann were shot right there).

Hartmann served ten years with those he considered "subhuman" and whom he wanted to turn into slaves of the Aryan race. However, those same Untermenschen, that is, us, whom Hartmann killed to free up "living space" for Germany, pardoned him.

At the request of the then Chancellor of the FRG Adenauer. This happened in 1955.
And Herr Hartmann, as we already understood from the official communiqué of the Bundeswehr, it turns out, “began to help in the creation of a new German army.”

Hartmann's case is by no means an isolated one.

The current head of the FRG's defense department, Herr Pistorius, judging by his move, has taken a course toward the rehabilitation of both Nazi ideology (de facto) and the military machine of Hitlerism - de jure. Especially since if you look at the current coalition of those who entered into a proxy war with us, and simply into a war, compared to June 1941, there are not many differences in the list.

So what is there to be ashamed of? That the grandfathers and great-grandfathers of key ministers of the federal government not only fought against us, robbing and killing, but also held ranks in the Schutzstaffel, the security forces commanded by Reichsfuehrer SS Heinrich Himmler ? So when was that, and, in general, whoever remembers bygones, well, everyone remembers the end of the saying.

The Schutzstaffel, or SS, the elite of the Wehrmacht that guarded the death camps, carried out punitive operations, burned and killed all those who were not sufficiently healthy, is today, if we stick to the logic of the head of the Bundeswehr and those who want to "revive the traditions of the new German army", apparently just a not very pleasant episode of the war they lost. When Germany, let us recall this once again, was striving for complete and undoubted world domination. Domination and the means and methods of achieving it are discussed in all doctrinal documents, laws, speeches and decrees of that period.

But it turns out that this is just some kind of misunderstanding, some annoying little things that once upon a time, in the last century, stained the German combat uniform. Today, good chemicals can deal with such stains. Moreover, these chemicals are produced by the same or almost the same concerns that participated or could participate in the development of, for example, the same Zуclon B.

Zyklon B gas was used in mobile trucks, otherwise known as "gas chambers," and stationary "showers" (concrete rooms) in the death camps.

To give the picture the necessary scope, we should add that the company involved in the production of Zуclon B (it was called Degussa AG) still exists as a branch of the pharmaceutical corporation Evonik Industries AG.

Well, yes, there was something that had to be acknowledged again that was not very pleasant for the corporate image, but that too is all overgrown with grass.

Therefore, no one paid any attention to the desire of the head of the German defence department to build a “new German army” using “old traditions” in a pan-European bloc, which, in fact, was created precisely so that “there would never be any more wars.”

But we did.

Those whom the Hartmanns and other SS men burned, tortured, killed. Those who, despite the twenty-seven million lives with which we paid for liberation from the ideology that allowed the Hartmanns to kill us, ultimately defeated the Hartmanns.

So, of course, you there in Germany can deliver the late birth of revanchism. But we in Russia – and we recommend you remember this – can destroy this poisonous womb once again. And as many times as necessary. Not because we are afraid of you. But because such is our duty to the memory of those who paid a colossal price so that we, our children and our country could live.

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Germany refuses even formal denazification, by Sergey Mirkin, journalist, Donetsk, for VZGLYAD. 08.15.2024.

The time is not far off when the Roman salute will once again become a common greeting among Germans. The tolerance of Western countries towards Nazism in Ukraine will lead to its flourishing in other countries, and above all in Germany.

In Germany, the Defence Ministry's decision to  add Wehrmacht officers to the list of heroes revered by the Germans has been overturned. Neither the addition to the list nor its cancellation would have merited any attention - each country honors its heroes - if the list had not included Nazis from the SS and members of the fascist NSDAP. That is, the German Defence Ministry did not even doubt that these characters could officially serve as an example for today's German military. Was society outraged? Well, okay, let's wait a bit.

And this is a very significant event for modern Germany.

If a person was in Heinrich Himmler’s organization, took the SS oath, participated in the mystical rituals of this organization, wore a black uniform, and after the war suddenly became almost a saint – this does not change the fact that he was a member of an organization recognized as criminal by the Nuremberg Tribunal.

Here, for example, is one of the entries on the new list – Erich Hartmann, a Luftwaffe ace pilot. He is considered the most successful fighter pilot in history, with 352 aircraft shot down. But this is according to official documents from Goering’s troops. In fact, even German pilots doubted these figures, as do a number of modern historians. Hartmann was Hitler’s favorite and one of the symbols of Nazi propaganda – so it is likely that some victories were simply attributed to him. However, this is not so important.

After the war, Hartmann was convicted by a Soviet court and spent 10 years in the camps. However, apparently, he did not repent of anything. In his memoirs, he writes that he once fed a captured Russian pilot and had a friendly chat with him. And he expresses the hope that, upon returning to the USSR, that pilot told "the truth about the Germans", and not the propaganda that, in the opinion of the German ace, was spread in our country during and after the war.

At the same time, Hartmann stipulates that “certain terrible things undoubtedly took place.” Well, yes, mere trifles – Auschwitz, the siege of Leningrad, the millions of civilians and prisoners of war executed and tortured by the Nazis.

He didn't repent of anything. But in his interviews he talked about what a tough guy he was, how he refused to work in a Soviet camp and demanded that his rights be respected. If a Soviet prisoner of war refused to work, what would the Nazis do to him? The question is rhetorical. But Hartmann returned alive and well, immediately joined the West German Air Force, where he was a squadron commander and rose to the rank of colonel.

But another character from the list, one of the most successful submariners of the Third Reich in terms of the number of ships sunk, Erich Topp, rose to the rank of rear admiral in the FRG.

The process of denazification in the FRG has always been twofold. On the one hand, in the public sphere it was declared that Germany had broken with its Nazi past, that Germans were ashamed of what their fathers had done. The FRG helped Israel with money and weapons, accepted Jewish emigrants, as if atoning for the sin of the Holocaust.

I once read a story about a German teenager in the 1970s who wanted to hang himself after accidentally learning that his grandfather served in the SS.

But, on the other hand, former members of the NSDAP included the Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Kurt Kiesinger and the Federal President of Germany Walter Scheel. The Minister of Economics Karl Schiller was not only a member of the NSDAP, but also a militant in its storm troop.

And of course, Hans Globke, State Secretary of the Chancellery of the Federal Chancellor of the FRG, a close friend of Konrad Adenauer, was one of those who created the legal basis for the Holocaust. He probably came up with the idea of ​​Jews being required to wear the yellow Star of David.

The Nazi past did not prevent them from making a dizzying career in the new Germany. So denazification in the FRG has always been largely a formality. But now, it seems, Germany is trying to get rid of this formality.

There is official history, and there is family history. And I think that grandfathers who served in the Wehrmacht and SS did not really like to tell their grandchildren about the lost war. But sometimes, after drinking schnapps, they would tell something: how they killed Russians, what heroes the Germans were, and they would have definitely won if not for the madman Hitler, who dragged Germany into a war with the whole world.

Now the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of these "heroes" are happy that German equipment is moving along the roads of the Kursk region. At least, the journalists of the tabloid Bild do not hide their pride that the Ukrainian Armed Forces are using German equipment in the attack on the Kursk region. Moreover, German journalists expressed confidence that it was thanks to German tanks that a state of emergency was introduced in the Kursk region (apparently, they mean the counter-terrorist operation regime). Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said that this material is of a revanchist nature, and this is absolutely true.

According to media reports , the above-mentioned list, dedicated to military tradition, was supplemented by Wehrmacht officers in connection with the demands of Defense Minister Boris Pistorius for the “combat readiness of the Bundeswehr against the backdrop of the Ukrainian conflict.” That is, in other words, in connection with the confrontation between the West and Russia.

So the hour is not far off when the Roman salute will once again become a common greeting in Germany. This is logical after Germany not only turns a blind eye, but welcomes the glorification of Nazi collaborators in Ukraine and the rise of neo-Nazism there. Germany, other Western countries and Israel pretend that “nothing like that” is happening in Maidan Ukraine. Such tolerance for Nazism in Ukraine will lead to its rise in other countries, and above all in Germany – on the old yeast.

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The humiliation of Germany will lead to the revival of fascism, by Dmitry Bavyrin for RiaNovosti. 08.22.2024.

"They should be awarded medals." These are the words that a high-ranking German delegation allegedly heard from their Polish colleagues when they arrived in Warsaw to seek the extradition of terrorism suspects in the destruction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline.

"Allegedly" because the American publication The Wall Street Journal writes about it, and there are many things there that you shouldn't believe (especially when they write about Russia ). But here Stanislavsky would say "I believe!" This is it, this is real Polish arrogance. In this case, it is directed against an official ally, which Germany is for Poland - the same as it, a member of NATO and the EU.

A terrorist attack was carried out against Germany, destroying a strategically important facility in its energy system. This caused huge losses at all levels: investors lost billions, simpler Germans overpaid thousands for the crisis in the energy market, and industry lost an important competitive advantage, which was cheap Russian pipeline gas.

This predetermined a recession in the economy, which remained Germany's greatest pride. Rarely does a terrorist attack have such devastating consequences for the nation as a whole.

The Germans were told to accept it. And they accepted it. For the sake of allied obligations to the US , NATO and Ukraine, they did not inquire about who ordered it. But at the same time, German law enforcement tried to at least identify the perpetrators. Simply because it was their job, and we are talking about one of the most significant terrorist attacks in the history of the country.

They succeeded, or at least found three suspects who suddenly turned out to be Ukrainians. These Ukrainians were physically in Poland, but its authorities ignored the German requests for weeks. That's when a high-level delegation headed by Chancellor Olaf Scholz himself gathered in Warsaw , one of whose tasks was to hand over the terrorist suspects to Berlin.

The success of the expedition can be judged by the fact that one of the suspects calmly left for Ukraine after these events, and the Germans heard that very phrase about medals.

It is much more offensive than it may seem at first glance. Earlier, Berlin reluctantly agreed not to buy Russian gas in the conditions of confrontation with Russia, and could have simply turned off the valve on its side, as it essentially does with the only surviving branch of Nord Stream 2. But the so-called allies decided that blowing it up was more reliable, thereby denying the Germans willpower and the opportunity to somehow influence their fate.

Allies do not behave in this way, and if they do, they are not allies at all. Calling Poland an ally of Germany is almost as difficult as it was in previous periods of their history, filled with mutual hostility. During one of these periods, World War II, Warsaw officially demanded multi-billion dollar compensation from Berlin, although everyone thought that this issue had long been closed.

The Polish authorities openly and consistently insult the German authorities. And it makes little difference which party is in power: the nationalist Law and Justice party, which in the EU makes people twiddle their thumbs at their temples when mentioned, or the pro-European Civic Platform of the current Prime Minister Donald Tusk . Not a separate party, but Poland as such fought against Nord Stream more than other EU countries – and benefited more than others from its destruction, which is hard to ignore.

Now Warsaw covers up terrorists, not afraid to appear involved, and the Germans are overcome by Spanish shame. In the years of the great turning point, fate sent them a government under which their country is not only systematically robbed, but also systematically humiliated. Others in similar circumstances are at least thanked, while the Germans are told "give me more!" and "serves you right!"

With such allies, enemies are not needed, and the Polish allies are not the worst for Germany and far from the most burdensome. For example, Ukraine, with which an agreement on obligations has been signed, and the USA are much worse as allies.

The Ukrainian is the one who was added as a friend to the German so that the German would pay his bill and for the defeat during a fight with the Russian that he was sure he would lose. And the American was the one who pulled off this scam and made money from the fight.

Lately, this has begun to take on increasingly humiliating forms for Germany - so much so that it should be alarming. Because, as we know, it is a very bad omen to rob and humiliate Germans at the same time. It makes fascism rear its head in them. Even the German authorities themselves will not argue with this.

This is not a cruel joke, this is the German track. A government so incompetent that it only collects bills and slaps for the nation cannot survive for long. Sooner or later, such a government will be thrown out the door, but the German case is complicated by the fact that the leading opposition party is no different from the government in its approach to the core problems - support for Ukraine, dependence on the US, perception of Poland as an ally.

The most popular party of those offering an alternative approach is called "Alternative for Germany". This autumn promises to be a triumph for it in the state elections in the eastern part of the country. It is "Alternative" that earns political points from humiliation and impoverishment. And it is this party that will be declared fascism that has raised its head as soon as it approaches power to a distance that threatens this power itself.

More precisely, "Alternative" was declared fascist long ago. The talk is about its probable ban, so that fascism does not pass. History repeats itself in the form of a farce.
Being a German is a dilemma, when you are either a fascist or a hopeless loser. But in reality there is no choice at all: no one, out of habit, will allow Germans to choose fascism, which in this case is ordered to be understood as banal self-respect and unwillingness to pay other people's bills.

There is no need to create illusions - there is no way out of this rut. The absence of military-political sovereignty is not just an expensive pleasure. It is not a pleasure at all, but a series of systemic humiliations, where you are a subhuman who can always be slandered, robbed, and have your gas pipeline blown up, calling themselves an ally.

Thank you, Lord, that I am not German.

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Zakharova: Russia will not forget the betrayal of Germany, which supplies weapons to Kyiv, by Alexey Degtyarev for VZGLYAD. 08.23.2024.

The Russian side built a gas pipeline and supplied gas to the German side for economic development, but Berlin's betrayal by supplying weapons to the Kyiv regime will not go unpunished, said Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova.

The pipeline was built and gas supplies were made in order to build relations with Germany and develop the economy, which “burned, burned everything not only here, but also in Belarus, in the same Ukraine,” Zakharova said, RIA Novosti reports.

Now the German side “has the audacity” to reproach and accuse Moscow, and also to supply weapons to the Kyiv regime.

“But they will be punished for this, because such betrayal, such meanness and such dehumanization never go unpunished,” the diplomat emphasized.

The Vzglyad newspaper investigated how the terrorist attack on the Russian Nord Stream pipeline led to a huge scandal between Berlin and Warsaw.

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Leader of the Sahra Wagenknecht Union party took responsibility for cutting aid to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, by Kristina Kovalenko for VZGLYAD. 08.23.2024.

Financial Times: Leader of German party "Union of Sahra Wagenknecht" took responsibility for cutting aid to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The leader of the German party "Sahra Wagenknecht Union" Sahra Wagenknecht has taken responsibility for the reduction of military aid to Ukraine, the Financial Times reports.

According to the publication, “Germany’s most famous far-left politician” said that her active opposition to arming Ukraine had an impact on Berlin’s policy towards the conflict, RIA Novosti reports .

Wagenknecht noted that although her party is not in power in Germany, it can still influence decision-making in the Bundestag.

Last week, German media reported that Germany was forced to cut military aid to Ukraine because the German government's current budget planning does not include any new funds for these purposes.

At the same time, Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasized that Berlin will continue to be the largest source of support for Ukraine in Europe.

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Germany will not stand the test of Ukraine, by Pëtr Akopov for RiaNovosti. 08.24.2024.

Germany has set a date for parliamentary elections: September 28, 2025. But that's still a long way off, thirteen months from now... No, not thirteen months, just thirteen, because the election campaign is already underway. Moreover, the majority of voters in Europe's largest country, in economic terms, would like to hold early elections: recent polls have shown that 53 percent of voters are in favor (and only a third are against).

However, there will be no early elections to the Bundestag . They are absolutely not needed by either the ruling three-party coalition or the main opposition party, the Christian Democrats. Both parties are counting on strengthening their positions over the remaining year. Scholz and his allies are hoping for a miracle - that the decline in popularity will stop and that ratings will start to grow (currently, all three parties are gaining around 30 percent). And Friedrich Merz's party is hoping for a further strengthening of its position (an increase from the current 30-33 percent). So, formally, the replacement of Scholz with Merz (who, however, has not yet been named a candidate for chancellor) is predetermined - and the question is only in the nuances, that is, what will be the composition of the future coalition? Not at all, because the German political system is driving itself deeper into a dead end. The reason for which is an attempt to ignore the growth trend of non-systemic parties - or, to put it more simply, to block their path to power. But if earlier, that is, for the last ten years, there was one non-systemic party - "Alternative for Germany" (AfD), then this year there are two: the left-wing " Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance " has appeared. Both parties took a little more than 21 percent in the elections to the European Parliament in early June, but their real popularity in Germany is much higher.

And in the east of the country, a completely unique situation will soon arise.

In a week, elections will be held in Saxony and Thuringia , and on September 22, in Brandenburg as well — these three East German states are home to a tenth of the country's population. The forecast for the election outcome is approximately the same — in all three states, AfD will take first place with a result well above 30 percent. And in third place will be the "Sara Wagenknecht Alliance" — which may gain 15-17 percent of the votes. That is, it is very likely that the two non-systemic parties will gain more than half of the votes together, and this will be an outright vote of no confidence in the entire party system of the FRG. Radicals, anti-emigrant, anti-Atlantic, pro-Russian forces — this is how they vilify both AfD and Wagenknecht's party (the alternatives are also called extremists, and even fascists). All systemic parties forbid themselves from entering into coalitions with the AfD at any level, but there is no such strict boycott yet with regard to Wagenknecht's party.

However, all these games could be possible until both parties together gain a majority - at least at the state level. And what if they decide to form a coalition? After all, then they will be able to come to power - at least at the local level to begin with. Although Wagenknecht had previously claimed that there would be no coalitions with the AfD, a month ago she said that her party would only form regional governments with those who take a "political position in favor of diplomacy and against preparations for war." But this is a direct hint at the AfD - only it agrees with Wagenknecht's assertions that the Scholz government has turned Germany into a warring country. So a coalition of two non-systemic parties - despite all the disagreements on socio-economic issues - is possible?

Yes, it is possible, but it is unlikely to happen next month. The opposition to it will be too great. The CDU , which will take second place in Thuringia and Saxony, will try to form a coalition with everyone except the AfD, and will start flirting with Wagenknecht's party. Will the young party be able to avoid the temptation of a "march into power"? Even if it does, will it take the second step, that is, will it go for a bloc with the "extremists"? All this will be a moment of truth for Wagenknecht's party, as well as a crucial Rubicon for the entire German political system.

Because as soon as AfD and the "Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance" begin to first coordinate their actions, and then to block and enter into coalitions, the countdown will start for most of the systemic German parties. The oldest party in the country, the current ruling SPD, as well as the "Greens" who left it at one time, will fall, giving voters to Sahra Wagenknecht, and the CDU-CSU will have to compete fairly with AfD, which will be on their heels and then leave them behind. Only the liberals from the FDP will remain in their small niche - but they will no longer be able to influence anything.

It is clear that such a redistribution categorically does not suit the majority of the German establishment, and even more so - the Anglo-Saxon elder brothers. But it is they who do everything to ensure that the popularity of anti-system forces grows, it is they who, in fact, clear the way for them to power. The more support there is for Zelensky, the more Russophobic the policy of Berlin is , the faster the German party system will collapse. Sometimes Ukraine is really capable of uniting - as in the case of "Alternative" and "Alliance".

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Putin is preparing a coup at his place of service, by Victoria Nikiforova for RiaNovosti. 09.01.2024.

While the former Ukrainian SSR has finally plunged into the depths of madness and is managing to simultaneously lose personnel and territory, the former GDR is showing composure and prudence that are completely uncharacteristic of our turbulent times.

Today elections will be held in the federal states of Thuringia and Saxony , and on September 22, residents of Brandenburg will be heading out to elect politicians to the Landtag (local parliament) . To put it simply, residents of the former GDR are going to vote. And judging by the polls, they are going to do a big dirty trick on their compatriots from the FRG.

"Alternative for Germany" plans to win in all three states, taking about a third of the votes. Third place, by all accounts, remains with the "Alliance" of Sahra Wagenknecht, who needs no introduction . The Left Party will get about five percent. Together, all these guys with similar agendas should get more than half of the votes.

"Russian putsch!" the Americans and their German accomplices scream: "The ghost of Nazism is haunting Germany", "Putin is taking over the east of Germany"...

It is ironic, of course, that parties advocating normal relations with Russia are successfully operating in the very place where the intelligence lieutenant colonel who later became the president of Russia served. But the issue here, of course, is not Putin.

The success of dissident parties in the former GDR is easy to explain. To begin with, it is the revenge of East Germans on West Germans, because after the unification of the country, all political posts and structures in the GDR were occupied by people from the FRG. All local politicians were thrown "out of the profession." Some were imprisoned, some left.

Since the early 90s, the eastern lands have been ruled by West Germans, and now the locals have finally had enough. The Alternative for Germany has many GDR natives, and the beautiful Komsomol member Sarah Wagenknecht was born in the heart of the eastern lands, Jena, and studied in East Berlin.

By voting for their own, East Germans are highlighting the cultural gap that still yawns between the eastern and western parts of Germany. The West is mostly about money. The East is the home of refined German culture, its great literature, elegant lifestyle, divine music and brilliant philosophy. This is precisely why the Anglo-Saxons so viciously bombed Dresden and Leipzig – they were trying to destroy the very essence of German spirituality.

This part of Germany was easily and successfully denazified by our people after the Second World War, because the people here are really different from the people of the West. There are many Slavs here, the Prussians live here, to whom Ivan the Terrible traced his lineage . In general, our people are here - anyone who has traveled through Germany has felt this indestructible difference in mentality.

By voting against West German parties, the former GDR members also clearly speak out against the hegemony of the American agenda, which has taken over everything and acquired absolutely monstrous features. Thirty years ago, local residents made the same mistake as Russians, Ukrainians, and all post-Soviet nations: they dreamed of "lace panties" and a hundred varieties of sausage.

But they never thought that the cowards would be burdened with hordes of migrants, the imposition of sexual perversions, the terror of coronavirus lockdowns, and now the need to fight against Russia. On all these points, the East Germans have their own opinion, it is as different as heaven from earth from what is imposed by Western propaganda, and they are going to defend this opinion in the elections.

Even now, the eastern lands stubbornly defend their right to independent development. There is a minimal percentage of migrants in relation to the population. Perverts who push the LGBT* agenda into schools and universities and campaign for transgender people complain about the unfriendly attitude towards them. In general, both LGBT* activists and migrants are not particularly eager to go to the eastern lands, realizing that the masses are not happy to see them there.

All parties moving towards their revolutionary victory demand an end to arms supplies to Ukraine , distancing themselves from NATO's aggressive policies and concluding peace taking into account Russia's interests.

That is, we see how a movement for independence is unfolding in East Germany - against the USA , against NATO and against the American vassals who have settled at the pinnacle of German power.

It is hard to imagine the furious hatred with which Western propaganda is unleashing upon these political dissidents. "Nazis", "extremists" - they are trying to sink influential German politicians in much the same way as Donald Trump . And there are also threats and attempts at real reprisals - all these cases are technically "forgotten" in the media, but it is clear that the leaders of the same "Alternative for Germany" are literally walking on a knife edge.

It is often said that the pro-Russian sympathies of European parties are purely situational. However, firstly, we need any allies at the moment, it is simply stupid to throw them away. Secondly, let's face it, the very confusion and instability in the domestic political arena in unfriendly countries is beneficial to us. Leaders who have lost their coasts must see what the masses really think of them. And the more fierce the battle between pro-American and anti-American parties, the less freedom of maneuver the leaders have. Want to drive everyone into a dictatorship? Get riots in the streets.

Finally, the East Germans' celebration of disobedience is a great example for citizens of other European countries who are irritated by the dangerous policies of their leaders. The trend of promoting local politicians who are committed to national values ​​rather than the American agenda is only gaining momentum.

The sole hegemony of the United States on the European continent is over. Today, Europe is being pulled in different directions by Washington , Moscow , and Beijing . It is clearly visible how individual regions are trying to go under the umbrella of one or another strong patron. The question is whether these efforts will tear the patchwork quilt called the European Union.

* An extremist movement banned in Russia.

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Alternative for Germany Winning Elections in Thuringia With 30.5% of Votes - Exit Poll, 09.01.2024.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Sunday is winning the regional elections in the federal state of Thuringia with 30.5% of the votes, which could be its first ever victory in a regional election, according to exit poll data from the Infratest Dimap institute cited by the Tagesschau portal.

In the eastern state of Saxony, the AfD is running second with estimated 30% of the votes, only 1.5 percentage points behind the center-right Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU).

In Thuringia, on the other hand, the CDU is coming second with 24.5% of the votes.

In both states, the recently formed left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance is in third place, with 16% of the votes in Thuringia and 12% of the votes in Saxony.

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Alternative for Germany wins elections in Thuringia, 09.02.2024.

The AfD party won the elections in Thuringia, receiving 32 of 88 seats in parliament.

MOSCOW, 2 Sep - RIA Novosti. The right-wing German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the elections in Thuringia, receiving 32 of the 88 seats in the local parliament (Landtag), according to official results published by the local election commission.

The AfD thus receives ten more seats than it had before.

Second place goes to the Christian Democratic Union ( CDU ), which will receive 23 seats (+2). In third place is the newly formed Sahra Wagenknecht Union for Reason and Justice (SWU) with 15 seats in the state parliament.

In addition, two more parties entered the local parliament: The Left with 12 mandates (-17) and the Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz with 6 mandates (-2).

Two parties of the federal ruling coalition, the Greens and the Free Liberals (FDP), failed to enter the state parliament. The turnout in the elections was 73.6%.

This is the AfD's first victory in regional elections in Germany.

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Anti-Establishment Parties Have Triumphed in Germany's Regional Elections, by Ekaterina Blinova for Sputnikglobe.com. 09.02.2024.

The Eurosceptic party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), won a regional ballot for the first time, surpassing Scholz's ruling coalition.

AfD secured 32.8% in Thuringia, leading the race, followed by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 23.6%, according to exit polls.

In Saxony, the Eurosceptic party garnered 30.6%, losing to the CDU by a narrow margin.

The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) claimed third place in both races, with 15.8% in Thuringia and 11.8% in Saxony.
Scholz's "traffic-light" coalition of Social Democrats (SPD), the Greens, and the Free Democrats (FDP) performed poorly. The FDP failed to reach the 5% threshold required to enter either regional legislature, and the Greens did not make it into the parliament in Thuringia.

SPD received 6.1% and 7.3% in Thuringia and Saxony, respectively.

"We are ready to take on government responsibility," AfD leader in Thuringia, Bjorn Hocke, declared, celebrating what he called a "historic victory."

Omid Nouripour, co-leader of the Greens, lamented the outcome and described it as "a profound turning point" in German history.

The AfD's victory sparked a heated debate, with mainstream Western media warning that Germany's political center is "crumbling" ahead of the next federal election in September 2025. Some outlets noted that Scholz have been "humbled" by the German right-wing party.

Others highlighted the rise of anti-establishment parties in Germany, acknowledging that both AfD and BSW, which advocate halting arms supplies to Ukraine, and imposing immigration controls, have performed notably well.

https://sputnikglobe.com/20240902/anti-establishment-parties-have-triumphed-in-germanys-regional-elections-1119984449.html

Is it extrapolable? Why the Spanish left repudiates the phenomenon of Sahra Wagenknecht in Germany, by Yarisley Urrutia for SputnikSpanish. 09.05.2024.

The electoral irruption of the BSW, a left-wing German party opposed to supplying weapons to Ukraine and favorable to greater immigration control, provokes strong criticism, also from the Spanish left. The political scientists consulted deny that he is concomitant with the ultra-right. In that case, why is there so much suspicion?

The elections held on September 1 in two regions of eastern Germany, yielded as an unusual result the victory of the extreme right-wing Alternative for Germany in the Thuringian lander and a second place in Saxony, almost on a par with the CDU conservatives. But there was also another irruption of the opposite sign: the third place in both territories of a new party — the leftists of the BSW.

An acronym for Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance, the BSW seems to take the political leadership of the ideological spectrum that is located to the left of German social democracy, surpassing Die Linke. It is led by a politician with a long career, Sahra Wagenknecht, who after leading a split in Die Linke, the party founded in 2007 from the union between the former communist sectors of the GDR and the most left-wing sector of the German Social Democratic Party (PSD), now surpasses her former comrades.

But some of the postulates of the BSW arouse arduous debates in Germany and even within Europe, given that Sahra Wagenknecht is a firm advocate of addressing the migration issue through regulated control, is opposed to sending weapons to Ukraine, advocates against the course towards the militarization of the country's economy and in favor of restoring relations with Russia, and denounces Berlin's explicit support for Israel. These positions have earned it to be classified as a "xenophobic" and "pro-Russian" policy. She is accused of leading a left with positions typical of the ultra-right.

In Spain the BSW has been described as "illiberal left", "red-brown" and even "left-wing populists". Among the formations located ideologically to the left of the Socialist Party (PSOE), the success of Sahra Wagenknecht is assumed with suspicion. On Canal Red, a media linked to Podemos, its presenter and former leader of this formation, former Vice President Pablo Iglesias, described the phenomenon of Sahra Wagenknecht as "drifting from the left to a somewhat dark place."

In Sumar, a member of the current government coalition in Spain together with the PSOE, they warn of the risk of adopting right-wing discursive frameworks on immigration. "Even more so if we are talking about deportations," Elizabeth Duval, Sumar's communication secretary, stressed at a press conference, referring to Pedro Sánchez.

Both formations, Podemos and Sumar, ascribe to the BSW ultra-right values such as the "criminalization of immigrants" and do not hesitate to describe their proposals as "racist". Despite recognizing that their irruption in Germany is due to the inability of the left to offer solutions to problems such as economic insecurity, both parties believe that the example of Sahra Wagenknecht cannot be extrapolated to Spain.

Immigration as a key

The postulates that the BSW defends are clearly defined in The Self-Righteous, an essay work that Sahra Wagenknecht published in 2021 and where the causes of the estrangement of the popular classes from politics in general and from the left in particular are denounced, a disenchantment from which the ultra-right derives electoral profit.

"Left-wing liberalism," as Wagenknecht calls it, connects neither with her interests nor with her values, as these are "more suitable for a progressive reinterpretation of globalized capitalism," she writes. That is to say, in the opinion of this German policy, contemporary liberal thought has caught on strongly on the left and has taken issues previously considered vital out of the primary focus of attention, while at the same time consolidating social inequality.

Has liberalism caught on in the European left? For the political scientist and author Jorge Verstrynge, the fact is obvious. "It has ignited the idea of freedom of movement of goods, merchandise and people, that there are no obstacles to the movement of anything," he explains to Sputnik. In that idea, he adds, "immigration has a place; let everyone come and more." Wagenknecht, on the other hand, advocates a control and depending on the needs of the country. Such a position earns her the label of "anti-immigration" and of sharing xenophobic positions such as the ultra-right.

"I wrote in one of my books that Nazism will not return as such and with the same appearance, but it will have a possibility through the migration issue. And that's what's happening, it's that easy," says Verstrynge, for whom the Spanish left must "correct" its current approach to this issue or the right will come to power for many years. "Pedro Sánchez is already beginning to perceive it, but the Spanish left is something else," he clarifies.

"It cannot be said that Wagenknecht defends xenophobic positions," says Manuel Monereo, also a political scientist and author. In conversation with Sputnik, he believes that German policy actually "falls short" after the "circular migration" initiative announced by Pedro Sánchez in Mauritania, the Gambia and Senegal.

"The whole policy of the EU is one of rigid and geopolitical control of immigration. We have to stop with the good-natured rhetoric; immigration is increasingly a geopolitical problem and it is going to be solved in geopolitical terms. And we must make it clear that it is a problem, it is not a blessing," says Monereo.

The unions are also addressing the adequacy of the migration policies announced by Sánchez. During a radio debate on RNE, Pepe Álvarez, general secretary of the General Union of Workers (UGT), had a dialectical clash with Pablo Iglesias when he understood that "it is not reasonable" to go to sub-Saharan Africa to hire thousands of workers at source instead of focusing first on the about "half a million undocumented foreigners" and the 2.7 million unemployed in Spain.

Such a climate of debate shows that Wagenknecht's positions on immigration "are not an overnight occurrence", but "a slow process of maturation of a part of the German left in the face of a changing world to refound its own discourse", says Monereo, convinced that such a discourse is "very elaborate" and that Wagenknecht, as a good German, leaves nothing to improvisation. In his opinion, his positions reflect "shortcomings of the European left".

"If the immigration problem is not solved, a part of the population will end up suffering from cultural insecurity coupled with economic insecurity and political insecurity," Monereo maintains. "Is it by chance that she succeeds in the former GDR, where Germany has not yet been able to integrate a part of the country, culturally and ethnically German?"

In East Germany, the prevailing perception is that of being pariahs in their own country, this political scientist recalls. "And they see the massive influx of people competing with them in what's left of the German welfare state, where social inequality has increased," he adds.

Is the phenomenon extrapolable to Spain?

Given that Sahra Wagenknecht's BSW designates problems that concern the whole of the European left, it is worth asking whether the emergence of a left formation with a similar ideology and approaches is viable in Spain.

"A phenomenon like yours cannot be extrapolated to Spain," says Jorge Verstrynge, convinced that, in the Iberian country, an option like the one represented by the German one would not gain support in the left-wing electorate. "Because the Spanish left is what it is," he adds, referring to the liberal character of this spectrum in Spain.

"There is no left in Spain," says Verstrynge, who only glimpses a hypothetical favourable reception among the communist electorate, something "not very feasible," in his opinion.

"The PCE [Communist Party of Spain, integrated into United Left and this in turn in Sumar] has two souls. One is represented by the general secretary, Enrique Santiago, who swallows everything in order to be in the government. In that soul, to lie to Wagenknecht is to name the devil," Paco, the fictitious name of a grassroots militant of the PCE-Madrid who prefers to remain anonymous, explains to Sputnik.

"In the other soul, which is represented by the sector that disputes Santiago the general secretariat, they understand that what Wagenknecht does is very good, except for her position on immigration policy. But there are also people in this sector who understand her perfectly," this source reveals to Sputnik, who understands that Wagenknecht's profile is not the one described by the media.

"Because it is true that Germany is saturated and that she is asking for control, but from there to identify her with the extreme right, it is an exaggeration. Ignorance should not lead us to say things we don't know," stresses this communist militant, who adds that, unlike other left-wing parties, the anti-imperialist and anti-NATO position of the PCE's rank and file remains resounding.

"I have heard spokespeople from Más Madrid [Sumar's member party] say that 'it is very cold outside NATO'. The liberal left has nothing to do with the real left, which, I think, wants the emergence of a figure like Wagenknecht, something that would bring people together," explains this member of the PCE.

Monereo also does not believe that Wagenknecht's example can be replicated in Spain. "But it reflects like no one else that one left is finished and that another one needs to be invented," he adds. This political scientist does not believe that the biggest problem of the Spanish left is its condition as a captive of liberality. "She is simply out of shape, she has no project or debate of her own, she only lives in the shadow of her older brother the PSOE, with respect to which she has no really differentiated policy."

A falsified description

Wagenknecht opposes the criminalization in Germany of expressions in support of Palestine and is strongly opposed to the German government coming to terms with Netanyahu's. Her opposition to her country's contribution to the war effort in Ukraine is also staunch. These two issues of international politics are also used to discredit his internal project.

"Her position today is one of clear defence of the working class and denounciation of the power of big capital that rots democracy, proposes concrete measures that confront the lobbies and, above all, speaks clearly," URJC political scientist Pedro García Bilbao wrote on the X network, who understands that the disqualifications from "the ex-left" are due to the "fear" that a speech similar to that of Wagenknecht could catch on in Spain and personify itself. "They would leave them naked with their miseries in the air."

"Spanish thinking is very elementary, there is no thinking in Spain. Therefore, it is very easy to say that she is racist or xenophobic," Verstrynge adds. In his opinion, the official view minimizes the problems, starting with that of irregular immigration. "It's the same in France, they say nothing happens, but it does. That's why Marine Le Pen's National Rally is the first party in votes there. As a party, not as a coalition," he explains.

The fierce criticism against Wagenknecht can be understood in a context in which a part of Sumar, for example, integrates the Green group in the European Parliament. "And the Greens are the ones who best represent the object of criticism in the smug," notes Monereo who believes that the policy of the "traffic light coalition" that governs Germany "goes against German interests and leads Europe to suicide."

The key to the criticism, Monereo thinks, lies in the fact that the central part of his project establishes the need to "stop the conflict in Ukraine, a criticism of NATO and the United States, and the search for an agreement between Germany and Russia at a time that NATO has not designed or dreamed of," he emphasizes.

Basically, in the EU, it is put in doubt to project solutions and it is favored to alleviate the problems. "It is estimated that by 2050, Nigeria will have 400 million inhabitants, the same as the EU. Will the immigration problem be solved with repressive measures?", concludes Monereo, who assumes the need for a new international economic order with investments in Africa "so that its immense resources serve to change life and human relations in favor of its development".

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AfD is not a problem for Germany – it’s the solution, by Constantin von Hoffmeister, a political and cultural commentator from Germany, published author, and editor-in-chief of Arktos Publishing, for RT. 09.05.2024.

The former GDR is distancing itself from Western liberalism, reclaiming its heritage and national identity.

The recent elections in East Germany reveal something far more profound than a shift in political allegiance – they signal the re-emergence of a deep-seated German spirit that refuses to bow to the decaying influence of Western liberalism. The success of the patriotic party AfD (Alternative for Germany) in the East is proof of the enduring divide between East and West Germany, a divide shaped by vastly different historical experiences and a clash of values.

East Germans have always been more conservative than their Western counterparts, and for good reason. After World War Two, West Germany was placed under the occupation of the Americans, who imposed their liberal ideology on the German people. Over the decades, this ideology has seeped into every corner of West German society, promoting concepts such as a nebulous “diversity,” multiculturalism, LGBT propaganda, and the insane trans cult. West Germany, inundated by American cultural imperialism, has lost touch with the very essence of what it means to be German, embracing ideologies that are alien to the German soul. It remains occupied in all but name, with numerous American military bases dotting its landscape – a constant reminder that it is not truly sovereign. West Germany’s blind loyalty to America has steered it towards a path of spiritual and cultural ruin.

In contrast, East Germany, under the German Democratic Republic (GDR), was part of the Soviet sphere of influence. Despite what many Western conservatives might believe, the Soviet Union was far from the “progressive” bastion it is often portrayed as. It re-criminalized homosexuality in 1934, dismissed modern art as decadent, and promoted traditional family values – everything that many genuine conservatives in the West today wish their societies would embrace once more. The GDR adopted many of these conservative principles, becoming the last truly German state – a state that preserved and revived the Prussian ideals of duty, discipline, and national pride. As a symbol of this continuity, the GDR re-erected the statue of the glorious populist leader Frederick the Great in East Berlin, reaffirming its connection to the Prussian legacy.

Sahra Wagenknecht and her movement, the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), have emerged as key players in Germany’s struggle to resurrect its long-buried national identity. Wagenknecht, who has sharply criticized the liberal-left establishment for its role in destroying Germany’s cultural character, offers a ray of hope. Her movement combines leftist economic policies with culturally conservative positions, combined with staunch opposition to NATO meddling. Wagenknecht’s ideas are similar to those of Ernst Niekisch, the “National Bolshevik” thinker who believed that Germany should align with Russia rather than the liberal West. Niekisch, who was imprisoned by the Nazis for his beliefs and later liberated by the Red Army, understood that Germany’s future lay not in the West. It would be better off forging its own path alongside the East. Niekisch even argued that the GDR should officially rename itself to “Prussia.”

Yet, fear – deliberately cultivated by the dying liberal order – hinders the natural alliance between the AfD and BSW. Such an alliance could form because both parties share strong opposition to unrestricted immigration and skepticism towards Germany’s support for Ukraine and subservience to the American empire. Both also emphasize national sovereignty and protection of German interests, presenting themselves as defenders of traditional values in contrast to the liberal establishment. While the BSW leans more left economically, with calls for expanded social welfare, and the AfD favors limiting benefits, their shared stance on migration control and border security provides significant overlap that could bring them together politically.

The AfD has been relentlessly slandered as “right-wing extremist” by the mainstream media and political ruling class, portrayed as a threat to the very people it seeks to protect. This is a lie, a desperate attempt by a faltering regime to hold on to power. Wagenknecht and her supporters must see beyond this distortion and recognize that the AfD is not an enemy. Instead, it is a partner in the fight for Germany’s future. The unity of the AfD and BSW is not only politically necessary; it is a moral imperative.

The legacy of the GDR has been grossly mischaracterized, particularly by those in the West who interpret it through the lens of liberal ideology. The GDR was not the dystopian nightmare it is often portrayed as. Rather, it was a state that maintained the values that have always defined the German people. It placed the welfare of the people above all, creating a sense of community and purpose that the individualist West could never comprehend. The GDR’s rejection of Western decadence and embrace of socialist realism were not mere political moves but were significant cultural statements – an assertion of the enduring over the fleeting.

The GDR’s commitment to education, healthcare, and social cohesion was a continuation of the great Prussian tradition – a tradition that has always been the foundation of German culture. Unlike the West, which has been compromised by American influence and the mercantilist mentality of the British, the GDR remained faithful to itself, resisting the siren song of liberalism.

Germany’s future does not rest with the declining West but with the resilient and resurgent East. The recent electoral success of the AfD in Thuringia and Saxony is a political victory as well as a clear sign that the East is on the rise. However, this is not just a regional phenomenon; it is a national call to action. Germany must turn its gaze eastward, towards Russia, and away from the corrosive influence of America, which has led the West into moral and cultural decay. In doing so, it will fulfill the vision of Ernst Niekisch – a vision of a sovereign Germany, strong and allied with the East in pursuit of its own destiny.

If Germany is to reclaim its identity and future, unity is essential among those who oppose the liberal agenda. Together, the AfD and BSW can become a formidable force that will stand up for the German people and German ideals. The AfD is not the problem – it is the solution. It is the spearhead of a new Germany, one that will rise from the ashes of the old, stronger than ever before.

https://www.rt.com/news/603564-germany-embraces-tradition-afd/