Germany's far-right AfD projected to win

hasley

I feel so angry with and ashamed of my own country in a way I cannot even find words for.

Hackbraten

Misleading title. The correct title is: Germany’s far-right AfD projected to win eastern state but unclear if it will be able to govern Please fix.

rvz

> In a fracturing political landscape, the AfD is now Germany’s most popular party nationally, though other parties have ruled out forging coalitions with the AfD in a policy known as the “firewall.” What exactly went wrong for this catastrophe to happen?

u1hcw9nx

The only question is if they get 42 votes required for simple majority in Saxony-Anhalt, or maybe just 39 votes.

zqna

Very simple. Being poorer than neighbours makes you angry. Then you vote for those who can bring misery to everyone so when everyone is screwed you will be fine again. Of course there are natural reasons for being poorer than neighbours - brain drain, geopolitical and economical changes. No government can help for some people, as those are unable to accept help, as they will sabotage any effort for one reason or another. In a sense it's inevitable, the entropy produces this pockets of isolated misery, which build upon itself, like dark matter does. Eventually the gases need to be released to produce a new equilibrium, sometimes in some sort of big bang