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Cake day: July 15th, 2023

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  • I really like the last point, because it reminds us of an important point:

    The ENTIRE republican party is compromised and at fault for what is happening, no matter the level of administration. They either embrace it or quietly fall in line, both supporting the regime. And they will do again once the next dictator is pushed to the forefront, so dont trust them.

    They have prooven time and again that there are no good republicans and once this blows over, they need to be excised from every level of society. Otherwise they slink back into the sewers and hatch their return, quietly undermining our democartic and societal values.


  • I hate to bring up this point, but depending on the location / country you live in transition might be a risky plan. Mostly because the there government hates the idea of us existing.

    Currently I would give a stark warning for anyone in the US, followed by most parts of the middle east, china and russia. Cant speak for the rest of asia / oceania. Europe should be safe, most dangers here come less from the government directly but usually single parties. Make sure to check legislation in your area.

    Also your community might not always approof of the idea, especially very conservative or religious fundamental ones.

    Whatever you do, stay safe and informed. Good luck on your journey!










  • Inside Perspective here:

    The former government colation (SPD, Greens, FDP) did not do a good enough job in the eyes of most germans. Mostly due to sabotage from the FDP who repeatedly blocked proposals and was the main reason for the breaking of the whole coaltition in the first place…

    While the artivle claims that the CDU is expected to hold of against the AfD, the situation on the ground is different. Merz has just recently broken tabu by wanting to push an immigration restriction explicitly with votes from the AfD. So fears that the CDU is willing to form a government with them are substantiated by precedent.

    This woule give them a majority, but could break the CDU internally. Not all of them like the AfD and Merz is barely human to begin with, especially unpopular with women for good reasons. Even a former chancellor, Angela Merkel, stepped in to explocitly criticise Merz for that move specifically.

    Likely it will be CDU + SPD or CDU + SPD + Greens.

    All of this is happening while a ban of the AfD is currently underway, but with this result that idea might become compromised.

    Summary: Things turned out bad as expected, but as long as a CDU + AfD coalition is avoided, we still have a slim chance to not burn down the whole country.



  • For those not on the know, here is some more context:

    Angela Merkel was a very prominent figure in german politics, commonly known as “Mutti Merkel” (Mommy Merkel).

    A lot of people do look back on her cancelor period quite fondly and her criticism of Merz collaborating with modern Nazis (AfD) does carry some weight. Merz burned a lot of political capital with his little stunt, demonstrated by one of the most popular CDU politicians turning against him.

    The AfD is also not as popular here as some might think when looking from the outside in and efforts to ban them are underway, they are already classified in parts as an extremist group.

    Source: I lived trough the time period when she was chancelor in Germany and know how people talked about her years later. Take it with a grain of salt, this is a more personal perspective