The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has topped a nationwide opinion poll. Meanwhile, Kenyan athletes won both the men's and women's races at the Berlin Marathon. DW has the latest from Germany.
Believe it or not, your average far-right European voter isn’t concerned with Ukraine and doesn’t admire the invasion, they’re mostly racist misogynist islamophobes who have been progressively impoverished by every party in the political spectrum of their country for a decade and a half in a row.
Yup. I’ve seen a lot of deflections via: Matters in a different country or continent seem trivial when there are ‘bigger’ and more ‘urgent’ problems right in my citystate/country. Can’t beat the excuses to hide ones own flaws
Believe it or not, your average far-right European voter isn’t concerned with Ukraine and doesn’t admire the invasion, they’re mostly racist misogynist islamophobes who have been progressively impoverished by every party in the political spectrum of their country for a decade and a half in a row.
Yup. I’ve seen a lot of deflections via: Matters in a different country or continent seem trivial when there are ‘bigger’ and more ‘urgent’ problems right in my citystate/country. Can’t beat the excuses to hide ones own flaws