Germany electing actual nazis should show yall that they were never sincere abt the Holocaust apologies
me: wow germany has nazis in parliament
the sieg heil side of tumblr: 87% AJHSSJSNSKSJSYEJ
Tumblr when Donald Trump is elected President of the USA by 25% of eligible voters: #RESIST #NOTMYPRESIDENT *literally thousands of posts of empathy and support and signal boosting for progressives and anti-Trump movements in the USA*
Tumblr when Marine Le Pen is chosen by 25% of eligible voters but loses the French presidential election: THANK U FRANCE FOR LEARNING FROM THE USA’S MISTAKES
Tumblr when AfD is elected to 15% of seats in the Bundestag by less than 10% of eligible voters: Proof that all Germans support Nazis and the Holocaust!!!!!
I mean don’t get me wrong here, one fascist in any government is too many. But the far-right is gaining popularity and “legitimacy” all over the world; Germany is just the latest in a long line of countries to see that awful reality reflected in the polls. This is a time when the vast majority of Germans deserve our solidarity, empathy, and support in opposing a party they did not vote for, would never endorse, and are horrified to see holding any kind of power at all.
Yeah I’m not with OP on this one. Germans are by and large the only people I ever meet who ‘get it’ when it comes to my experience of anti-Semitism, and every one I’ve ever met has been a true friend and ally. I want to support them in overcoming the minority of their countrymen that have elected to go with an evil path, not condemn them for those people.
Believe you me, the vast majority of Germans is SO FUCKING UNHAPPY about the AfD making it into parliament, and will do everything they can to make sure they don’t do any more damage than they already have
Then I wish them every success and I’m here to help however I can, limited though that help may be.