Alternative for Germany has joined France's National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

Alternative for Germany has joined France’s National Rally and Reform U.K. in becoming the most popular party in its country, according to polls.

A poll Tuesday showed Alternative for Germany — which is under surveillance by the country’s intelligence services over suspected extremism — is now the most favored by voters. The survey by broadcaster RTL put the AfD at 26%, ahead of the ruling Christian Democrats at 24%.

This is a high watermark for the European far right, a once fringe movement whose virulently anti-immigration, anti-Islam and culture-war politics were shunned by the mainstream just a decade ago.

Today, these parties have developed deep ties with President Donald Trump and his Republican allies, who openly cite nationalists such as Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán as inspirations on policy and tactics.

  • EightBitBlood@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    12 hours ago

    the reason they’re hoarding so extreme levels of wealth is because they believe in “greatness”

    They only believe in the “greatness” of themselves. Which is expressed monitarily.

    Their entire self worth is based on the size of their bank accounts, on what they “could do” with their money.

    Instead of, you know, what they’re actually doing with their money: nothing.

    They hoard it to feel special. They could literally give away billions to the right places to fix shit immediately and still be billionaires. But they don’t.

    Despite that very literally leading to them being worshipped. Which would be more greatness for them then they have now. And more greatness for the world. And it ain’t happening.

    Because. They’re all convinced they’re the smartest people ever, and not big idiots that never learned the basic social benefits of sharing.

    “Greatness” isn’t found on top of a pile of money. It’s found at the bottom once it’s been spent. That’s how people and the economy actually benefit from it. By the velocity in which it changes hands. Which so far, is near 0% for these billionaires seeking “greatness.”

    It’s embarissing, if anything, to see them so incapable of achieving their goals of greatness simply because they’re too insecure about having anyone else that isn’t them spend their money. Especially when it comes to actually using it to benefiting the world instead of their egos.