{"id":1449868,"date":"2024-01-10T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1449868"},"modified":"2024-01-10T10:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T15:00:00","slug":"germany-ponders-banning-its-second-most-popular-political-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/germany-ponders-banning-its-second-most-popular-political-party\/1449868\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany Ponders Banning Its Second Most Popular Political Party"},"content":{"rendered":"

Germany Ponders Banning Its Second Most Popular Political Party<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk.com,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Similar to US states attempting to ban Trump from elections, Germany is discussing banning AfD, its second largest political party.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Image from Wikipedia, anecdotes by Mish<\/em><\/p>\n

If you don\u2019t like the popularity of the opposition, ban it.<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n

SPD won the last federal election and struggled to form a coalition. Eventually it came to terms with the Greens and FDP, dubbed the Traffic Light Coalition based on the colors of the party flags.<\/p>\n

Problems arose from the start because FDP is pro-business and the Greens are as far from pro-business as you can get. The Traffic Light has gone from 52% in the last election to 33 percent today.<\/p>\n

FDP\u2019s price for jumping into this bed is a collapse from 11.5 percent to 5.0 percent. This puts FDP on the bubble. It takes a minimum of 5 percent of the vote (with certain exclusions) to get ant seats in Parliament.<\/p>\n

Germany Is Thinking of Simply Banning the Far Right<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On December 13, Foreign Policy noted\u00a0Germany Is Thinking of Simply Banning the Far Right<\/a><\/p>\n

Last week, Germany\u2019s domestic intelligence agency took the dramatic step of\u00a0classifying<\/a>\u00a0the Saxony state branch of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a threat to democracy\u2014a potential first step towards banning it outright as unconstitutional. \u201cThere can be no doubt about the extreme right orientation of this party,\u201d\u00a0declared<\/a>\u00a0Dirk-Martin Christian, president of Saxony\u2019s State Office for the Protection of the Constitution.<\/p>\n

Although Germany has, in the past, exercised constitutional powers in the name of domestic security to rein in hardcore far-right (and radical leftist) forces, the objects of censure were marginal neo-Nazi parties and associations that had no chance of coming to power\u2014even at the municipal level or in coalition governments. The AfD is a different story. Opinion polls\u00a0show<\/a>\u00a0the AfD as the strongest party\u00a0by far<\/a>\u00a0today in eastern Germany; riding a powerful wave of anti-immigrant sentiment, it has also notched record tallies in western German state elections and is poised to win the most votes next year in the country\u2019s eastern half. It could conceivably wield executive power, should conservatives\u2014such as the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) or the pro-business Free Democratic Party (FDP)\u2014consider it in their interests to treat the far-right party as a legitimate expression of popular will.<\/p>\n

Moreover, in the wake of Geert Wilders\u2019s far-right Party for Freedom\u2019s victory in the Netherlands in November, like-minded contenders across Europe, including the AfD, are expected to perform better than ever in June\u2019s European Parliament election, an event that would have ominous ramifications for the European Union\u2014and beyond.<\/p>\n

Much like the rulings on Saxony-Anhalt and Thuringia, Germany\u2019s intelligence agency declared that leading members and functionaries of the Saxony AfD regularly express racist, Islamophobic, and antisemitic sentiments. It labeled the branch as one with \u201ctypically ethnic-nationalistic positions\u201d and said that both it and its national youth organization work in tandem with known neo-Nazi and officially banned movements, such as the\u00a0Reichsb\u00fcrger<\/a>\u00a0movement.<\/p>\n

Elites Panic<\/strong><\/h2>\n

MSN reports\u00a0Elites Panic After Underrepresented Right-Wing Party Becomes Biggest Party In Germany<\/a><\/p>\n

The MSN article is a word-for-word copy of\u00a0\u2018Can\u2019t Beat Em, Ban Em\u2019: Governing German Party Suggests Banning Surging Populist Opposition<\/a>\u00a0written four days ago.<\/p>\n

The articles are wrong. AfD is not the largest party in Germany but it might be the largest party in East Germany.<\/p>\n

Behold, the Rise of the Anti-Greens<\/strong><\/h2>\n

I have been writing about this story for a while. On July 24, 2023 I proclaimed\u00a0Behold, the Rise of the Anti-Greens<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

A major revolt is underway in the EU. Citizens have finally had enough of Green nonsense. The latest polls provide all the evidence you need.<\/p>\n

The German AfD party is now polling 22 percent ahead of every party other than Union (CDU\/CSU).<\/p>\n

Germany is now approaching the point that even if all the centrist parties united in a super-grand coalition that might not top 50 percent<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Super-Grand Coalition<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Let\u2019s do the math on that idea, using the lead chart.<\/p>\n

SPD + Union (CDU\/CSU), + Greens = 16 + 31 + 12 = 59. That\u2019s still a comfortable majority.<\/p>\n

However, these parties mix like anchovies, beer, and ice cream.<\/p>\n

Wilders\u2019 Freedom Party Wins Netherlands Election<\/strong><\/h2>\n

\u201cDe-Islamization\u201d of the Netherlands<\/p>\n

Ban the Quran, shut mosques<\/p>\n

Close the borders to migrants from Islamic countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cNexit\u201d Referendum to Leave the EU<\/p>\n

Unexpected Win<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In an unexpected election result (but shouldn\u2019t have been),\u00a0Far-Right Populist Geert Wilders Scores Major Victory in Dutch Election<\/a><\/p>\n

Wilders\u2019 Freedom Party, or PVV, which has promised to halt all immigration to the Netherlands, was set to win 37 out of 150 seats in the country\u2019s parliament, based on projections by Dutch news agency ANP based on results from almost all voting districts. The PVV\u2019s closest rival, former European Commissioner\u00a0Frans Timmermans\u2019 Labor\/Green Left coalition, was projected to secure 25 seats.<\/p>\n

37 out of 150 seats does not sound link much, but PVV is the top vote getter. Generally, the winning party will form a coalition, but the other parties have generally pledged not to be in government with him.<\/p>\n

This gets harder and harder to do, especially when every party is extreme right or extreme left.<\/p>\n

France Tries to Keep Marine le Pen Off the Ballot<\/strong><\/h2>\n

On December 14, I noted\u00a0EU Integration Stopped and Is Now Headed in Reverse<\/a><\/p>\n

The EU has always been dysfunctional. But integration and cooperation are now going backward. Hoping to stop the threat, Marine le Pen faces charges dating back to 2015.<\/p>\n

By any strange coincidence do events in Germany and France sound familiar with events in the US?<\/p>\n

Monumental Supreme Court Decision<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In the US, Colorado and Maine declared Trump could not be on the ballot in those states due to insurrection. Illinois is on deck considering the same.<\/p>\n

For discussion, please see\u00a0Pelosi Says States Should Decide on Trump, Supreme Court Will Rule Otherwise<\/a><\/p>\n

Complete Destruction of the Middle<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In Germany, the US, and the Netherlands there is a complete destruction of the middle.<\/p>\n

France appears headed in that direction.<\/p>\n

Why Biden\u2019s Approval Rating Is Miserable in One Economic Chart<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Income is rising and so are wages. Even real income is up. But real wages are another matter.<\/p>\n

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Personal income data from the BEA, hourly wages from the BLS, real hourly earnings and chart by Mish.<\/em><\/p>\n

On January 2, I explained why\u00a0Why Biden\u2019s Approval Rating Is Miserable in One Economic Chart<\/a><\/p>\n

In the US, people struggle with rent and the cost of food, and Biden is wasting hundreds of billions of dollars on untenable Green projects. And he wants wants hundreds of billions more for wars in Israel and Ukraine that are essentially none of our business.<\/p>\n

Also\u00a0The Free Money Has Run Out and it Shows in the Polls<\/a><\/p>\n

The third and largest round of fiscal stimulus was in March of 2021. That\u2019s when Biden\u2019s popularity peaked at 55.1 percent.<\/p>\n

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People are fed up with inflation, green lunacy, and warmongering everywhere, but the Left keeps doubling down.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 01\/10\/2024 – 05:00<\/span><\/p>\n

\u200bhttps:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/political\/germany-ponders-banning-its-second-most-popular-political-party<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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