The #AfD appears to be making a comeback, thanks largely to cost-of-living & energy crises caused by NATO's policies viz. #Russia in #Ukraine aljazeera.com/features/2022/…
2/ In October’s regional elections in the eastern state of Lower Saxony, the AfD gained nearly 12 percent of the votes, an increase compared with previous elections.
3/ Polls, including one by the strategic research company Pollytix, show overall support for the party has gone up from about 11 percent across Germany to nearly 15 percent nationally since July.
4/ The fears come as authorities last week arrested 25 suspected members of the far-right so-called Reich Citizens (Reichsbuerger) movement who were allegedly plotting to overthrow the German government and install a leader who had reportedly sought support from Russia.
5/ Citizens have seen gas prices surge to more than 40 percent, which has come alongside an increase in rising living costs.
The country’s inflation rate peaked in October at 10 percent – its highest in 70 years.
The country’s inflation rate peaked in October at 10 percent – its highest in 70 years.
6/ Analysts say they are worried about how the crisis could be weaponised by the AfD, which came to prominence amidst Europe’s refugee crisis from 2015 onwards.
7/ My assessment: @NATO was designed to keep the #Germans down, the #Russians out, & the #Americans in. Yet, the Germans are increasingly turning toward Right-wing nationalism; the Russians are all over #Europe, and the #Yanks are increasingly pulling out despite #UkraineWar...
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