That is unfortunately a loss. Being behind the Merkel's CDU despite all that happened lately means Germans haven't learned anything.
The AfD won't be part of any government. The CDU will form a coalition with far-left parties and voters will realize in a few years they've been scammed once again.
This isn't Merkel's CDU, this is the CDU of a guy who called immigration a national emergency.
Worst case scenario is that anti-immigration sentiments are becoming even more mainstream politically, and a lot of CDU/BSW voters will defect next time to the AfD when they fail to deliver.
That's the reason why Germany is doomed: people are falling for liars like Blackrock Merz. Even here it seems. He likes to talk big, especially before elections, but words are cheap.
Looks at where the CDU is actually in power right now and what they're doing: NRW, Berlin, Verfassungsschutz, EU commission, the mayor of Essen who cooperates openly with Antifa against the AfD, the CDU politician who spearheads the AfD federal ban, wherever people complain about yet another refugee housing center there's a CDU "Landrat" who says "I don't care, the migrants are coming to your neighborhood" and the list goes on and on and on.
If you really think Merz had a change of heart, then why is the rest of his party doing the exact opposite? Why is the party in its actions still fully aligned with the Merkel era? It's all theater to deceive voters so the establishment can keep doing business as usual.
That's the reason why Germany is doomed: people are falling for liars like Blackrock Merz. Even here it seems. He likes to talk big, especially before elections, but words are cheap.
Politicians are liars. I take that as granted. The question is: why has the Union moved from 'wir schaffen das" to demanding an immigration emergency.
It's because they keep losing. And they will continue losing unless they do something.
If you really think Merz had a change of heart
I don't know the man. Given that he is a politician, I'd say he has no heart and only calculations. The calculations at the moment is that it's very bad to come out in favor of immigration. That is a win in and of itself: to go from Merkel winning on a platform of "wir schaffen das" to anti-immigration parties making up a large majority.
It's all theater to deceive voters so the establishment can keep doing business as usual.
They will certainly try, if they can get away with it.
Do they? Even without doing anything at all they're polling in first place nationwide.
anti-immigration parties making up a large majority.
The CDU is still staunchly pro-mass migration. Again: Merz's speeches are just PR and not representative of what the party is actually doing where its in power. The people in power behind Merz are still fully in the Merkel camp.
That is unfortunately a loss. Being behind the Merkel's CDU despite all that happened lately means Germans haven't learned anything.
The AfD won't be part of any government. The CDU will form a coalition with far-left parties and voters will realize in a few years they've been scammed once again.
This isn't Merkel's CDU, this is the CDU of a guy who called immigration a national emergency.
Worst case scenario is that anti-immigration sentiments are becoming even more mainstream politically, and a lot of CDU/BSW voters will defect next time to the AfD when they fail to deliver.
That's the reason why Germany is doomed: people are falling for liars like Blackrock Merz. Even here it seems. He likes to talk big, especially before elections, but words are cheap.
Looks at where the CDU is actually in power right now and what they're doing: NRW, Berlin, Verfassungsschutz, EU commission, the mayor of Essen who cooperates openly with Antifa against the AfD, the CDU politician who spearheads the AfD federal ban, wherever people complain about yet another refugee housing center there's a CDU "Landrat" who says "I don't care, the migrants are coming to your neighborhood" and the list goes on and on and on.
If you really think Merz had a change of heart, then why is the rest of his party doing the exact opposite? Why is the party in its actions still fully aligned with the Merkel era? It's all theater to deceive voters so the establishment can keep doing business as usual.
Politicians are liars. I take that as granted. The question is: why has the Union moved from 'wir schaffen das" to demanding an immigration emergency.
It's because they keep losing. And they will continue losing unless they do something.
I don't know the man. Given that he is a politician, I'd say he has no heart and only calculations. The calculations at the moment is that it's very bad to come out in favor of immigration. That is a win in and of itself: to go from Merkel winning on a platform of "wir schaffen das" to anti-immigration parties making up a large majority.
They will certainly try, if they can get away with it.
Do they? Even without doing anything at all they're polling in first place nationwide.
The CDU is still staunchly pro-mass migration. Again: Merz's speeches are just PR and not representative of what the party is actually doing where its in power. The people in power behind Merz are still fully in the Merkel camp.