This is what Germany has been doing since almost half a century now tho. The era of 50% Party Governments is mostly over so you don't have any other choice right now
The US has had 248 years of uninterrupted democracy, and when the Continental Congress first convened, England had already had a representative parliament for 500 years. So yes, Germany's democracy is quite young.
@@williamcfox you talk like Germany is some thirdworld country with crumbling institutions, while France reformed after ww2 and Germany had the longest and most stable governments of any mayor european nation since ww2
@@williamcfox Germany wasn't founded in 1949, nor in 1871. When the United States were founded, Germany (the Holy Roman Empire!) already had 1,000 years of stability with one of the oldest _constitutions_ (the Golden Bull), _democratically_ elected kings/emperors and even a _parliament_ (the Imperial Estates)! No one has the right to patronize us about democracy! And by the way, the nation state itself is an idea born in Germany, in the Peace of Westphalia, 1648.
And it fell because investigative reports unveiled the AfD's secret plan to deport not just non-citizen immigrants but also regular German citizens whose political views they didn't like. This in turn spawned the largest street-protests in Germany since reunification.
I want to point out how successful you were in giving a wagered overview on the current political landscape in germany. I dont know your content yet and I am always suspicious when I see content creators on youtube diving into german politics and commenting on it. Thank you so much for putting in the work! Already subscribed to your channel
This was interesting to watch as a German. From my perspective the most likely coalition will be CDU-SPD. It definitly brings stability, however its not healthy for democracy when the two large parties have to come together and there usually isn't much getting done either. Furthermore it leads to an even more divided parliament and strengthens the far right and far left. It is also important to underline that the AfD and the BSW (the latter at least on a federal stage) have no pathway to power in this election, nobody wants to work with them. It's just problematic that neither the democratic right nor the democratic left have majorities which forces them to work together and it gives many people a picture that only a vote for the AfD or the BSW brings change. Surely a difficult time, but we have very strong institutions and I'm sure that we will have a functioning government once again. Scholz just lacked authority and I believe he is the most unpopular head of state in western europe.
@@deutschermichel5807 I know, but he was ousted by Merkel due to competing visions on the direction of the CDU. Merkel tried to get her replaced by like minded people, but that failed.
Any thoughts on a Kenya coalition with the Greens? As an outsider looking in, I just don’t see how the CDU/CSU + SPD gets over the 50% threshold with current polling.
I dont think so, current polls give them abt 25% of the votes combined, and it isnt even sure imo if BSW even makes it to the Bundestag. Theyre on 6-8% rn, and a lot could happen in a few months, 2021 was a prime example where the CDU lost despite being in a similar position as today. Also, i have doubts if parts of the party would just leave if a coalition between them and the AfD is on the table. A lot of the BSW staff and voters came from the Linke, who are the literal opposite to the AfD(except their stand on Russia, and even that is bound to change as a parts of the party favor weapon deliverements to Ukraine). And honestly, if Germanys next government gets their shit together and makes some needed changes, BSW might either break away from Wagenknecht or fall apart.
Adding to what Kevin said: I think the BSW's biggest pull is offering mostly the same politics as the AfD (xenophobia, Covid-/climate-conspiratism, russophilia) while not *being* the AfD who has the "Nazi"-label attached to them.
@@Astra7525 There was a sketch from a german satire show called the Anstalt about BSW and the positions or rather the lack of new positions BSW stands for socially. It also portrayed how Wagenknechts positions changed from 10 years ago to today. It was pretty nailed down, i hope some voters realize what shitshow this party really is and cast their vote for someone else. Its only a few minutes short, but really recommendable to watch.
Its would have been probably outside the scope of the video, but since I feel even most german media like only to quickly brush over this question I'd like to add my opinion to the question WHY the extremist parties surge in germany. And it is the fault of the one who form currently the government + CDU. Many feel simply if they vote them nothing will change. The last years only showed to much of their inseccerity. Not consequences for scandals. Ursula von der Leyen got the presidency of the european union seat and the scandal she produced in germany was never taken seriously. Olaf Scholz was promoted to chancellor and allegations to crimes in his younger past in political office were never even investigated. All of the parties have such scandals. In addition the so called center parties make at best center-left policies for years. Like the closing of atom energie, the migrant crisis. All this happened under the so calledright-center party. So who can the peoplevote for? There are only two parties who get a relevant amount of votes that are not part of this established circle that was already part of the government and seemingly didn't act like servants of the state: BSW and AFD
Yes, who can people vote for when they are easily convinced and lack common sense... BSW is not interested in governing and ran when they had the opportunity. They define themselves as a pure protest party like the PDS/Linke did it for too long (which is why they will now disappear after the AfD and BSW perfected the protest attitude with a populist spin and absorbed their followers).The AfD is a mixture of corrupt soldiers of fortune and good old fashioned nazis. But beyond too many people just lacking the intelligence and attentiveness required to make a democracy work, a problem is that FDP and CDU 100% buy into the AfD's rhetoric and give them credence. Issues cannot be tackled because a number of career politicians lack the ideals to run the country and instead sacrifice all decency in favor of clinging to power. That is why the Lindner killed the coalition and that is why Merz will get a majority but at the price of being unable to make any of the necessary reforms. Without the cunts of the CDU and FDP, Germany would be in much much better position.
This is really not a crisis for germany, Countries like the Netherlands had small power vaccuums for much longer. The next elections will already be in a few months and the Parliament is still functioning. I think this is even a great thing since earlier elections would reflect the current political situation in germany. The worst things about this is honestly Elections not being in the summer anymore...
As much as I appreciate your sensible approach to German politics, I still have to disagree with the perspective from which you view three-party coalitions - as if they were something bad or to be avoided. As a German, I see it very differently. Having more parties is a good thing, because opinions within a population are hardly black and white, and forcing a country into a two-party system leads to division and disenchantment with politics, as you can see in the UK and the US. It also makes stupid outcomes like Brexit or Trump more likely. In Germany, we had a de facto three-party system for decades, in which the tiny F.D.P. (and its relatively few voters) always tipped the scales. Just like in the U.S. a few independent voters lift one party or the other over the 50% (I know, electoral college blah, blah, which makes it even worse because only a handful of states decide). Now in Germany we have more and more parties getting less and less votes each. You might think that's a bad thing, as you seem to do. But our constitution was written with this in mind! The three parties of the past were only a consequence of the strong party loyalty in the electorate. Back then, many Germans would never have voted for a party other than the one they or even their parents were used to vote for. Today, strategic voting is the order of the day and party loyalty is almost non-existent anymore (except here in Bavaria). Three-party coalitions don't work when an outdated us-versus-them tribalism prevails, as the recent failure of the traffic light coalition shows. But at least the SPD and the Greens have already recognized that compromises must be made in order to be successful as a government. Insisting on party ideology, as practiced by Christian Lindner and his F.D.P., leads to failure and to voters apportioning blame. It may take another legislative term or two for all parties to realize that their confrontational way of doing politics no longer works. And then we will get the calm, rational, consensual politics that we long for and deserve. Populism à la Orbán or Trump will not stand a chance in Germany - precisely because we have so many parties.
As an American I would prefer if we had a multi party system for a lot of the reasons you layed out but to be fair the Democrat and Republican party are both big tent parties with multiple different mini parties within the main party, and primaries are in theory a way to vote for these mini parties. But yeah overall I would rather we just had real multi party system.
I am German and I have to disagree with you here. The “democratic” parties, as we call them, are refusing to work with the AfD and this is only making the AfD more attractive to voters who are becoming sick of established parties/centrist politics. Trust me after the next election, I expect the political instability to continue (because of how divided the country is), the coalition will fight amongst itself and probably collapse again, all the while the AfD looks on from the outside watching German democracy destroy itself. This will only feed into disillusionment with the system which will translate into votes for the AfD (or the BSW), who are non establishment parties. We have to stop this attitude in Germany that we are immune to populism and things like Trump. We are absolutely not and we are making a huge mistake keeping the AfD out of government. The sooner we bring them into government and prove that they are just las bad as other politicians, the better. We must stop burying our heads in the sand and do this, before the AfD obtain an absolute majority. We think we’re doing the right thing, but trust me, we are not, and it will come back to bite us in the arse.
Sorry but I have to call you out here. I am German and this talk is EXACTLY what is going to lead to the AfD getting to power, this smug and arrogant belief that we in Germany/Europe are somehow "above populism and things like Trump." Stop it. Please just STOP. It is already happening here in Germany and Europe, just at a slower rate because of our electoral systems, but it is still happening! The forthcoming election results are going to be probably even more splintered than the last one, which means that forming a coalition government is going to be even more difficult and leading to yet more instability. Meanwhile the AfD will be stood watching from the outside laughing as German democracy destroys itself. We have to stop treating the AfD as an outsider. I know it is hard to swallow, but the longer we keep doing this, the more people are going to turn to them, because of how divided the country is and how centrist "consensus" politics is not delivering for people. We MUST bring them into coalition government, only then will people realise that they are just as bad as other politicians and it will stop them from being the "anti-establishment party" and we can make them more moderate in government. We think we are doing the right thing by keeping them outside of government, but we are not. The longer we do so, the more attractive they will become and then there is the danger that they will eventually get an absolute majority and have no checks on their power. We are just putting up a middle finger to the people who vote for the AfD (who have legitimate concerns), and this is only going to lead to the erosion of trust in politics (more than there already is. We have to take out heads out of the sand and start doing things differently, otherwise mark my words, the AfD will continue to rise. I am worried about the future of German democracy.
I'm sorry, but I am German too and I have to call you out here. We in Germany (and Europe as a whole) have to stop this smug and arrogant attitude that "we will never have populism or things like Trump here became of out electoral system." Stop it. Just please STOP. It is already happening, just at a slower rate (thanks to our electoral system) but it is happening. The so-called "firewall" of Germany’s democratic parties in excluding the AfD risks a profound political backlash that could inadvertently fuel the very extremism they seek to counteract. By presenting a unified front that often appears as a centrist consensus, these parties risk alienating a growing segment of the population who feel unheard and disillusioned with the status quo. Many voters perceive this coalition as an unwillingness to grapple with pressing societal concerns, such as immigration, energy policy, and economic inequality, in a way that reflects the frustrations of ordinary citizens. As the democratic bloc becomes synonymous with stagnation and perceived detachment, the AfD capitalises on its role as the sole "outsider," positioning itself as the only party willing to challenge entrenched norms and offer an alternative-however divisive. This dynamic risks transforming the AfD into a protest vessel, not because of its policies, but because it stands apart from a political establishment increasingly viewed as insulated and unresponsive. Unless the mainstream parties find ways to embrace diverse debate and address dissenting voices within the bounds of democracy, they may inadvertently propel the AfD to greater popularity, driven by a population weary of consensus politics that seems to ignore their struggles. We think we're doing the right think, but trust me, we're not. We need to take out heads out of the sand, bring the AfD into government and then people will realise that they are just as bad as other politicians. Aside from anything, we are just putting a middle finger up to almost a fifth of the population, and this is only increasing resentment which, makr my words, will come back to bite us on the arse.
I'm sorry, but I am German too and I have to call you out here. We in Germany (and Europe as a whole) have to stop this smug and arrogant attitude that "we will never have populism or things like Trump here became of out electoral system." Stop it. Just please STOP. It is already happening, just at a slower rate (thanks to our electoral system) but it is happening. The so-called "firewall" of Germany’s democratic parties in excluding the AfD risks a profound political backlash that could inadvertently fuel the very extremism they seek to counteract. By presenting a unified front that often appears as a centrist consensus, these parties risk alienating a growing segment of the population who feel unheard and disillusioned with the status quo. Many voters perceive this coalition as an unwillingness to grapple with pressing societal concerns, such as immigration, energy policy, and economic inequality, in a way that reflects the frustrations of ordinary citizens. As the democratic bloc becomes synonymous with stagnation and perceived detachment, the AfD capitalises on its role as the sole "outsider," positioning itself as the only party willing to challenge entrenched norms and offer an alternative-however divisive. This dynamic risks transforming the AfD into a protest vessel, not because of its policies, but because it stands apart from a political establishment increasingly viewed as insulated and unresponsive. Unless the mainstream parties find ways to embrace diverse debate and address dissenting voices within the bounds of democracy, they may inadvertently propel the AfD to greater popularity, driven by a population weary of consensus politics that seems to ignore their struggles. We think we're doing the right think, but trust me, we're not. We need to take out heads out of the sand, bring the AfD into government and then people will realise that they are just as bad as other politicians. Aside from anything, we are just putting a middle finger up to almost a fifth of the population, and this is only increasing resentment which, makr my words, will come back to bite us on the arse.
It was not the first three party coalition. In fact, even counting the CDU and CSU as one party together, there was even a four party coalition in the 60s
Please explain why you called Wikipedia the greatest work of intellectual altruism. Was this sarcastic or genuine. If there is a criticism there, please explain.
The problem with the FDP is that it's left and right at the same time. Not just a little though but very left and very right. It is the most conservative of the classic parties concerning fiscal budgets and deficit spending etc. But also one of the most pro LGBTQ and pro abortion. It is definitely not a conservative party and not socialist either...
"German democracy is still young". Give me a break. If German democracy is still young because of nazi party, then what post-communist countries are? Super duper young democracies? War ended in 45. Before nazis there was Weimar Republic. And dont even start with your "History is long, friend". If so, then US is super young country in comparison to anything in Europe or rest of the world. Would you say then that US government is unstable because country is practically in baby mode? This is ridiculous. "Still young", what a joke.
But it is. I don't get the issue here. The US are a very joung country in comparison to others, but their Democracy is older than ours, of course it is. You had democratic German entities before, yes, but these weren't really democratic in our sense today or very short lived, like Weimar. Germany being democratic started with Weimar, but just for a few years really. And if we add these years or not, our democracy is comparably younger.
@@doppelkammertoaster No its not. "German democracy is still young" in comparison to what? If you will compare any country to US in term of modern democracy, then any democracy on the planet will be "young". By this logic any country on the planet is "young" because non is as old as Egypt. Actually, by this logic US is "young democracy" in comparison to Iceland. If someone is talking about country in the middle of Europe like some kind of banana republic Im sorry but I cant take this seriously.
Yep, the democracies in the east (in fact including Germany's own east) are still in their infancy and have a hard time making things work, and have not been tested enough, so it is still their alpha or beta phase. A young democracy of course has advantages - unlike the US or the UK, it is not made for times when a letter took a week to travel through the nation and in many way not quite as outdated and unable to reflect public opinion, which sooner or later leads to some bimbo like the tangerine or Boris becoming its leader...
@@KretekGerman democracy is young, especially compared to other western european countries like France and Britain. Germans never really yearned for democracy before the horrors of ww1 occured. In germany, there is a history model called "Deutscher Sonderweg", which describes exactly that.
@@mood7143 "Germans never really yearned for democracy before the horrors of ww1 occured" Nope, the revolution of 1848/49 already demanded national unity and the establishment of a democratic republic modeled after the United States. Our current national flag started out as a flag of this revolution. It unfortunately failed and we got a monarchy instead, but at least national unity was finally achieved.
I don't think the Greens would enter into a coalition with the FDP again so shortly after their last one collapsed and the FDP also might not make it back into parliament with their very low polling numbers. A Kenya coalition (black CDU, red SPD, Greens) is the more likely outcome, if the SPD itself doesn't poll high enough for another CDU-SPD grand-coalition and the CDU's Merz didn't openly lie about not allying with the AfD.
@@Astra7525That possible coalition would be the same as the last one, with a bunch of deadlocks and undecisiveness, I see many CDU voters flying to the AFD if that happens
The FDP is in fact not right, but liberal. Small government, no restrictions in abortion, gay marriage, etc.. That is very far from right. FDP means "Free German Party".
"US liberal" and "European/German liberal" are two different things. "European liberal" is more akin to "US libertarian". The FDP is more aligned with the centre-right, pro-business CDU than with the centre-left SPD
A common mis represenation also made here is that the left and " far left " parties (even tho I would agrue that none of the parties in parliament are far left) are as bad as the afd just on the other side, this is not true. The left parties are all committed to democracy, even the in my view insane BSW. But definetly the left party is very democratic and inclusive and also not really that far left like some people like to shout communism all the time for no reason.
what is insane about the BSW? It is first a democratic party. Socialy left which would in the past be comparable to the SPD before Schröder, and economically liberal also like the SPD. Only difference is SPD is neo-liberal economically BSW is keynesianist They have all over all the same political views as the SPD of the SPD before Schröder. Peace and good relations with the neighbours - thats in the spirit of Brandt. The insanity is more with the Green party who is forcing a war and trying to escallating a war with the second biggest nuclear power on the planet. economically they are keynesianists - regulated market, the state should jump in when the economie struggles, strong wellfare for the weak of the society. That also was SPD before Schröder They are anti Woke - ohh if this makes a party insane now, than the majority of Germans are insane! So the BSW is just centre left in a traditional/classic meaning of this words There is nothing insane about this party but the name.
So do none of the conservative parties have any chance of governing or are they just too far right? Im sure its more nuanced than that but im just ignorant to German politics
@@OnCydig Just vote NPD if you're really mostly concerned about replacement. I'd really worry more about wages shrinking alot more by inflation und inequality than a few more brown people. Also most partys are getting closer to an Afd migration policy which in the end will be decided on the EU-Level anyways. I get that the afd helps with a fear of replacement but that whole narrative is just a distraction if you really think about it
They are both just populist power grabs. AfD is also even more neoliberal than any other German party. They are and always have been a pro-billionaire party at heart, while pandering to the right as a means of getting power.
How is the AfD any less neoliberal than the centre parties though? They are wannabe "Republicans", so if they are any different, then at best in how willing they are to corruptly enact anti-labour laws in exchange for some pocket money.
I have to correct something: The FDP (Free Democratic Party) is not right-wing but rather liberal. For example, the FDP is pro-free market, while also being very leftist when it comes to social policy. The FDP supported the "Selbstbestimmungsgesetz" (=Self-determination law), which allows you to change the gender identity on your passport once a year. By that means, the FDP cannot be categorized as right-wing.
The last part isn’t quite true. According to the polls it‘s currently exceedingly likely a 2 party coalition will be possible even if it might not immediately look like it. If you look at the latest Forza polls it seems pretty likely either the FDP or the Linke or both won’t get into the parliament since they can’t get over the 5% threshold. If this should happen their seats get transferred to all the other parties. This would even open up a CDU, Green coalition, even though that seems quite unlikely to happen. But even if somehow both parties get in, the SPD and CDU have 49% of the vote and since still about 10% of the votes will go to small parties, that definitely won’t make it, they can form a coalition
Some extra points: 1. The coalition mostly broke because Germany is in a economic downword spiral. And the only solution the political left has is to thrown money at it. But they also want to increase social programms, fund the war in ukraine and massivly rearming the military. But Germany is alsready the country with the second highest taxes in the europe (and probably the world but I'm not shure about that). So the only way the goverment can get all of this money is by dept and thats illegal in Germany. (Thanks to the constitution) So the goverment used tricks to go around that. Some of tem illegal. And at the end the FDP didn't want to go that way anymore. 2. Migration has massivly increased and the left has no idear what to do with that. Witch has given raise to the right 3. German left-wing politicions always belive that democrazy is in danger. So don't worry
With the AfD getting nearly 20% and even 30 in the east, yes, our democracy is in great danger and we absolutely should take this seriously. We dont wanna live in a world where a fascist rules the land again
@@samwill7259 Which is also true: The people living in regions with the highest votes for the anti-immigrant AfD also have the lowest percentage of immigrants living there. They complain about a problem they do not personally experience, but have been relentlessly misinformed to be a massive problem elsewhere and that causing the misery in their life.
Antiwhites define "extremism" as anything that's not antiwhite enough. Everyone is "extreme" by the standards of some society at some point. Appeal to a broken status quo and not deviating from it is the negation of independent thought.
What certainly is amazing to me as a german is to watch the pre-election cycle and election night on television and noticing how the term NATO was a topic of discussion about exactly 0 amount of times. Something that we see as the literally most important peacekeeping factor against the looming threat of another grand scale war is basically not even worth a mention for the biggest partner we have in the question. A Germany in disarray might be a threat by proxy. But a Trump promising uncertainty in every aspect of our relations, literally forcing us to make up for our own shortcomings...well congratulations, we will certainly alienate ourselves from an America that doesn´t care on the one handside and forces us to care less about them on the other. I would say Trumps election forcing a need for reevaluation of our military spending and presence in world stage issues kind of made re-election very opportune to happen. With Americas instability, so does the world feel the ripples of it, and Germany who bound themselves so strongly to them obviously felt those ripples from a promise of rising nationalism in America a bit more than others. It did coincide with the FDP being...themselves rather well tho. Should have never formed a coalition with them, the writings were on the wall for everyone like me with a hint of healthy scepticism. But America paving the way for a new nationalstic drive to authoritarian leadership scraping out democratic values from its lifestyle is a huge confidence booster for our own nationalistic propaganda dominating public discourse. Of course parties will follow that new Zeitgeist. Even the greens are on their best way to the next coalition talk with the conservatives to please the shortterm voter will, repeating the same mistake all over again, since the conservatives are all in on appeasing the voters themselves by brandishing more and more radical rightwing ideas, taunting the greatness of nationalism like we had in the good old days "totally not the one that the rightwing extremists are talking about hashtag promise hashtag unlessyouwantustomeanthat" Unwittingly Scholz was more right about his speech of a "new Zeitgeist" and a "Zeitenwende" than he imagined...and also in quite a different way than what he meant. We are living in a time when the horrors of the past are about to be forgotten, democracy is facing challenges through technological advancements and globalistic structures, economically and politically...but most of all, there is a rising spirit of "taking democracy back", which in and of itself is probably not even a bad thing to formulate as a question "is there something going so fundamentally wrong that democracy is being taken from us?", but instead we have a lot of people with a lot of voting success who scream that we must take democracy back from the corrupt politicians and deepstate bla and wokeness bleh...well and America is fighting that fight, as it does, as an avantgarde player, teaching the world that even the most ridiculous people with the most nonsensical and vile political views and all the internal confusion in their messages...can still get you elected, if you just scream hate and vitriol loud and clear enough. Of course a coalition of social democrats and a green party would cave in an environment like that. Doesn´t mean they need to give way to change from people who any reasonable democrat could never support no matter what, but they also can never lead in an environment like that. And America is teaching us, as it always does, that that is the time of the clock for democracy. Even if they are not even aware or interested in thinking about their influence on other countries. Stupidity works, especially in an environment of fear. And so far in the 2000s democratic politicians have not found a way to deal with people being riled up by right wing parties taunting those fears. And the longer the last wars on our soil are behind and out of mind, the bigger the fears how long peacetimes can be kept. You don´t fear for what you don´t have, you fear for what you can lose. So a rightwing party saying you lose your safety and standards of living because of refugees...sure. And the left side? Well for them there is the far more realistic fears about capitalism, technology and the climate, so how would they stand up strong for a democracy who doesn´t give a good answer against those fears? One side is stunted by their conscience and the other is unbound by any kind of reason, I wonder who has the clearer narrative...
2:15 This coalition was not the one and only coalition in Germany with more than two partys. The first cabinetts of chancellor Adenauer consisted of 4 partys.
you critisising what you call far left for being critical of Nato and painting middle parties as good guys while completly not mentioning that all the middle parties like greens ,FDP, CDU,etc are supporting the Genocide in gaza and justify the mass killing of civilians and only Die linke and BSW who are both are considered far left are critical of the Support israel gets from germany. why didn't you mention this? are the lives of people of Gaza worth to you less than white europeans? or it doesn't fit your narrative of Bad far left parties?
You are black-and-whiteing a complex conflict, that too many people want to see as way too simple. The issue is way more complex. You can't make peace with terrorists. Simple as that.
@@grahamfinlayson-fife73 an Occupier doesn't have the right according to international law . according to the ICJ Israel is the occupier of west bank and Gaza
I'd love it if the far-left and far-right parties formed a coalition. They actually have a LOT in common (support for Putin, opposition to free market capitalism, etc)
Tbh the AfD just claims to be against free market capitalism while still being funded by billionaires. But yeah, they are socially pretty close and in the end just want to have power, so they would likely be able to form a coalition if possible.
Uhhh this is so bad, so many wrongs in this video I left at the idiotic sentence that germany was facist 😂 it was under national socialism. What a education channel 😅
By your definition of fascism, Benito Mussolini was the only fascist dictator in history. It would be wiser to call National Socialism a form of neo-fascism while Italian fascist syndicalism to be classical fascism. I do understand why you question if Nazism was, considering the definition most left liberals and neo-progressives use, the Soviets, Bonapartists and even monarchists of the 1700s are somehow fascist, but that doesn’t mean you have any right to bend the definition to your own will either!
As an Italian i hope Germany doesn't end up in the infinite cycle of meaningless coalitions, between very different partyes, just to take the power.
This is what Germany has been doing since almost half a century now tho. The era of 50% Party Governments is mostly over so you don't have any other choice right now
Austrian here. Same problem
2:08 "Still young"?
Germany has been operating under its current governing system since 1949 which is longer than France's Fifth Republic.
Yes. In fact, still VERY young. History is long, friend.
The US has had 248 years of uninterrupted democracy, and when the Continental Congress first convened, England had already had a representative parliament for 500 years. So yes, Germany's democracy is quite young.
@@williamcfox you talk like Germany is some thirdworld country with crumbling institutions, while France reformed after ww2 and Germany had the longest and most stable governments of any mayor european nation since ww2
@@williamcfox Germany wasn't founded in 1949, nor in 1871. When the United States were founded, Germany (the Holy Roman Empire!) already had 1,000 years of stability with one of the oldest _constitutions_ (the Golden Bull), _democratically_ elected kings/emperors and even a _parliament_ (the Imperial Estates)! No one has the right to patronize us about democracy! And by the way, the nation state itself is an idea born in Germany, in the Peace of Westphalia, 1648.
@@williamjameslehy1341 Yeah, you stupid 'Muricans worked hard to make sure it wouldn't be 249 years ...
16:02 Actually it's not a high point. It was around 22% 10 months ago, after which it began falling to todays level.
And it fell because investigative reports unveiled the AfD's secret plan to deport not just non-citizen immigrants but also regular German citizens whose political views they didn't like.
This in turn spawned the largest street-protests in Germany since reunification.
Its stagnating between 17% - 20% so its kinda growing again
3:57 | The FDP is only economically right (Capitalism), not socially (Liberalism)
It also is socially liberal. The FDP has no problem with any liberal social policy, like abortion
@@deutschermichel5807 soo FDP is true liberalism, economically free, and socially free 😎😎😎
@@oooshafiqooo indeed
the most social FDP official: "who needs foodbanks anyway? i wanna lower taxes for my buddies so i can buy another villa, matching my new porsche"
if you insist on operating within the "left right" bs dualism
then at least know what the political compass is about
Thanks for explaining what the German parties stand for to an American who’s unfamiliar with anything but their names.
Very informative great video I respect the work that went into it
I want to point out how successful you were in giving a wagered overview on the current political landscape in germany. I dont know your content yet and I am always suspicious when I see content creators on youtube diving into german politics and commenting on it. Thank you so much for putting in the work! Already subscribed to your channel
This was interesting to watch as a German. From my perspective the most likely coalition will be CDU-SPD. It definitly brings stability, however its not healthy for democracy when the two large parties have to come together and there usually isn't much getting done either. Furthermore it leads to an even more divided parliament and strengthens the far right and far left. It is also important to underline that the AfD and the BSW (the latter at least on a federal stage) have no pathway to power in this election, nobody wants to work with them. It's just problematic that neither the democratic right nor the democratic left have majorities which forces them to work together and it gives many people a picture that only a vote for the AfD or the BSW brings change. Surely a difficult time, but we have very strong institutions and I'm sure that we will have a functioning government once again. Scholz just lacked authority and I believe he is the most unpopular head of state in western europe.
No way. Cdu spd wont change anything.
Do you think Merz could get more votes or the more 'progressive' Merkel CDU politicians?
@@MovieRiotHD what are you even talking about? Frederick Merz is the chairman of the CDU
@@deutschermichel5807 I know, but he was ousted by Merkel due to competing visions on the direction of the CDU. Merkel tried to get her replaced by like minded people, but that failed.
Any thoughts on a Kenya coalition with the Greens? As an outsider looking in, I just don’t see how the CDU/CSU + SPD gets over the 50% threshold with current polling.
Thanks for the education as always
Do you think there’s a chance of a coalition between afd and bsw being the largest bloc or being able to form a govt? Genuinely sounds terrifying
I dont think so, current polls give them abt 25% of the votes combined, and it isnt even sure imo if BSW even makes it to the Bundestag. Theyre on 6-8% rn, and a lot could happen in a few months, 2021 was a prime example where the CDU lost despite being in a similar position as today. Also, i have doubts if parts of the party would just leave if a coalition between them and the AfD is on the table. A lot of the BSW staff and voters came from the Linke, who are the literal opposite to the AfD(except their stand on Russia, and even that is bound to change as a parts of the party favor weapon deliverements to Ukraine). And honestly, if Germanys next government gets their shit together and makes some needed changes, BSW might either break away from Wagenknecht or fall apart.
Adding to what Kevin said:
I think the BSW's biggest pull is offering mostly the same politics as the AfD (xenophobia, Covid-/climate-conspiratism, russophilia) while not *being* the AfD who has the "Nazi"-label attached to them.
@@Astra7525
There was a sketch from a german satire show called the Anstalt about BSW and the positions or rather the lack of new positions BSW stands for socially. It also portrayed how Wagenknechts positions changed from 10 years ago to today. It was pretty nailed down, i hope some voters realize what shitshow this party really is and cast their vote for someone else. Its only a few minutes short, but really recommendable to watch.
@@Astra7525wanting to protect your nation is xenophobia to you cucks
Its would have been probably outside the scope of the video, but since I feel even most german media like only to quickly brush over this question I'd like to add my opinion to the question WHY the extremist parties surge in germany.
And it is the fault of the one who form currently the government + CDU.
Many feel simply if they vote them nothing will change.
The last years only showed to much of their inseccerity.
Not consequences for scandals. Ursula von der Leyen got the presidency of the european union seat and the scandal she produced in germany was never taken seriously.
Olaf Scholz was promoted to chancellor and allegations to crimes in his younger past in political office were never even investigated.
All of the parties have such scandals.
In addition the so called center parties make at best center-left policies for years.
Like the closing of atom energie, the migrant crisis. All this happened under the so calledright-center party.
So who can the peoplevote for?
There are only two parties who get a relevant amount of votes that are not part of this established circle that was already part of the government and seemingly didn't act like servants of the state:
BSW and AFD
Yes, who can people vote for when they are easily convinced and lack common sense... BSW is not interested in governing and ran when they had the opportunity. They define themselves as a pure protest party like the PDS/Linke did it for too long (which is why they will now disappear after the AfD and BSW perfected the protest attitude with a populist spin and absorbed their followers).The AfD is a mixture of corrupt soldiers of fortune and good old fashioned nazis.
But beyond too many people just lacking the intelligence and attentiveness required to make a democracy work, a problem is that FDP and CDU 100% buy into the AfD's rhetoric and give them credence. Issues cannot be tackled because a number of career politicians lack the ideals to run the country and instead sacrifice all decency in favor of clinging to power. That is why the Lindner killed the coalition and that is why Merz will get a majority but at the price of being unable to make any of the necessary reforms. Without the cunts of the CDU and FDP, Germany would be in much much better position.
Great analysis guys!
This is really not a crisis for germany, Countries like the Netherlands had small power vaccuums for much longer. The next elections will already be in a few months and the Parliament is still functioning. I think this is even a great thing since earlier elections would reflect the current political situation in germany. The worst things about this is honestly Elections not being in the summer anymore...
This was very informative, thank you. Who do you anticipate to be in the next uncomfortable coalition?
As much as I appreciate your sensible approach to German politics, I still have to disagree with the perspective from which you view three-party coalitions - as if they were something bad or to be avoided. As a German, I see it very differently. Having more parties is a good thing, because opinions within a population are hardly black and white, and forcing a country into a two-party system leads to division and disenchantment with politics, as you can see in the UK and the US. It also makes stupid outcomes like Brexit or Trump more likely. In Germany, we had a de facto three-party system for decades, in which the tiny F.D.P. (and its relatively few voters) always tipped the scales. Just like in the U.S. a few independent voters lift one party or the other over the 50% (I know, electoral college blah, blah, which makes it even worse because only a handful of states decide). Now in Germany we have more and more parties getting less and less votes each. You might think that's a bad thing, as you seem to do. But our constitution was written with this in mind! The three parties of the past were only a consequence of the strong party loyalty in the electorate. Back then, many Germans would never have voted for a party other than the one they or even their parents were used to vote for. Today, strategic voting is the order of the day and party loyalty is almost non-existent anymore (except here in Bavaria). Three-party coalitions don't work when an outdated us-versus-them tribalism prevails, as the recent failure of the traffic light coalition shows. But at least the SPD and the Greens have already recognized that compromises must be made in order to be successful as a government. Insisting on party ideology, as practiced by Christian Lindner and his F.D.P., leads to failure and to voters apportioning blame. It may take another legislative term or two for all parties to realize that their confrontational way of doing politics no longer works. And then we will get the calm, rational, consensual politics that we long for and deserve. Populism à la Orbán or Trump will not stand a chance in Germany - precisely because we have so many parties.
As an American I would prefer if we had a multi party system for a lot of the reasons you layed out but to be fair the Democrat and Republican party are both big tent parties with multiple different mini parties within the main party, and primaries are in theory a way to vote for these mini parties. But yeah overall I would rather we just had real multi party system.
I am German and I have to disagree with you here. The “democratic” parties, as we call them, are refusing to work with the AfD and this is only making the AfD more attractive to voters who are becoming sick of established parties/centrist politics. Trust me after the next election, I expect the political instability to continue (because of how divided the country is), the coalition will fight amongst itself and probably collapse again, all the while the AfD looks on from the outside watching German democracy destroy itself. This will only feed into disillusionment with the system which will translate into votes for the AfD (or the BSW), who are non establishment parties.
We have to stop this attitude in Germany that we are immune to populism and things like Trump. We are absolutely not and we are making a huge mistake keeping the AfD out of government. The sooner we bring them into government and prove that they are just las bad as other politicians, the better. We must stop burying our heads in the sand and do this, before the AfD obtain an absolute majority. We think we’re doing the right thing, but trust me, we are not, and it will come back to bite us in the arse.
Sorry but I have to call you out here. I am German and this talk is EXACTLY what is going to lead to the AfD getting to power, this smug and arrogant belief that we in Germany/Europe are somehow "above populism and things like Trump." Stop it. Please just STOP. It is already happening here in Germany and Europe, just at a slower rate because of our electoral systems, but it is still happening!
The forthcoming election results are going to be probably even more splintered than the last one, which means that forming a coalition government is going to be even more difficult and leading to yet more instability. Meanwhile the AfD will be stood watching from the outside laughing as German democracy destroys itself. We have to stop treating the AfD as an outsider. I know it is hard to swallow, but the longer we keep doing this, the more people are going to turn to them, because of how divided the country is and how centrist "consensus" politics is not delivering for people. We MUST bring them into coalition government, only then will people realise that they are just as bad as other politicians and it will stop them from being the "anti-establishment party" and we can make them more moderate in government. We think we are doing the right thing by keeping them outside of government, but we are not. The longer we do so, the more attractive they will become and then there is the danger that they will eventually get an absolute majority and have no checks on their power. We are just putting up a middle finger to the people who vote for the AfD (who have legitimate concerns), and this is only going to lead to the erosion of trust in politics (more than there already is.
We have to take out heads out of the sand and start doing things differently, otherwise mark my words, the AfD will continue to rise. I am worried about the future of German democracy.
I'm sorry, but I am German too and I have to call you out here. We in Germany (and Europe as a whole) have to stop this smug and arrogant attitude that "we will never have populism or things like Trump here became of out electoral system." Stop it. Just please STOP. It is already happening, just at a slower rate (thanks to our electoral system) but it is happening.
The so-called "firewall" of Germany’s democratic parties in excluding the AfD risks a profound political backlash that could inadvertently fuel the very extremism they seek to counteract. By presenting a unified front that often appears as a centrist consensus, these parties risk alienating a growing segment of the population who feel unheard and disillusioned with the status quo. Many voters perceive this coalition as an unwillingness to grapple with pressing societal concerns, such as immigration, energy policy, and economic inequality, in a way that reflects the frustrations of ordinary citizens. As the democratic bloc becomes synonymous with stagnation and perceived detachment, the AfD capitalises on its role as the sole "outsider," positioning itself as the only party willing to challenge entrenched norms and offer an alternative-however divisive. This dynamic risks transforming the AfD into a protest vessel, not because of its policies, but because it stands apart from a political establishment increasingly viewed as insulated and unresponsive. Unless the mainstream parties find ways to embrace diverse debate and address dissenting voices within the bounds of democracy, they may inadvertently propel the AfD to greater popularity, driven by a population weary of consensus politics that seems to ignore their struggles.
We think we're doing the right think, but trust me, we're not. We need to take out heads out of the sand, bring the AfD into government and then people will realise that they are just as bad as other politicians. Aside from anything, we are just putting a middle finger up to almost a fifth of the population, and this is only increasing resentment which, makr my words, will come back to bite us on the arse.
I'm sorry, but I am German too and I have to call you out here. We in Germany (and Europe as a whole) have to stop this smug and arrogant attitude that "we will never have populism or things like Trump here became of out electoral system." Stop it. Just please STOP. It is already happening, just at a slower rate (thanks to our electoral system) but it is happening.
The so-called "firewall" of Germany’s democratic parties in excluding the AfD risks a profound political backlash that could inadvertently fuel the very extremism they seek to counteract. By presenting a unified front that often appears as a centrist consensus, these parties risk alienating a growing segment of the population who feel unheard and disillusioned with the status quo. Many voters perceive this coalition as an unwillingness to grapple with pressing societal concerns, such as immigration, energy policy, and economic inequality, in a way that reflects the frustrations of ordinary citizens. As the democratic bloc becomes synonymous with stagnation and perceived detachment, the AfD capitalises on its role as the sole "outsider," positioning itself as the only party willing to challenge entrenched norms and offer an alternative-however divisive. This dynamic risks transforming the AfD into a protest vessel, not because of its policies, but because it stands apart from a political establishment increasingly viewed as insulated and unresponsive. Unless the mainstream parties find ways to embrace diverse debate and address dissenting voices within the bounds of democracy, they may inadvertently propel the AfD to greater popularity, driven by a population weary of consensus politics that seems to ignore their struggles.
We think we're doing the right think, but trust me, we're not. We need to take out heads out of the sand, bring the AfD into government and then people will realise that they are just as bad as other politicians. Aside from anything, we are just putting a middle finger up to almost a fifth of the population, and this is only increasing resentment which, makr my words, will come back to bite us on the arse.
What is the song that starts at 6:00
It was not the first three party coalition. In fact, even counting the CDU and CSU as one party together, there was even a four party coalition in the 60s
Its even in the video later xD
uh oh. didn't watch the video, huh? 6:03
Doesn't change the false claim in the beginning though ;) @williamcfox
Please explain why you called Wikipedia the greatest work of intellectual altruism. Was this sarcastic or genuine. If there is a criticism there, please explain.
It’s authentic praise and my actual opinion of Wikipedia.
The problem with the FDP is that it's left and right at the same time. Not just a little though but very left and very right. It is the most conservative of the classic parties concerning fiscal budgets and deficit spending etc. But also one of the most pro LGBTQ and pro abortion. It is definitely not a conservative party and not socialist either...
"German democracy is still young". Give me a break. If German democracy is still young because of nazi party, then what post-communist countries are? Super duper young democracies? War ended in 45. Before nazis there was Weimar Republic. And dont even start with your "History is long, friend". If so, then US is super young country in comparison to anything in Europe or rest of the world. Would you say then that US government is unstable because country is practically in baby mode? This is ridiculous. "Still young", what a joke.
But it is. I don't get the issue here. The US are a very joung country in comparison to others, but their Democracy is older than ours, of course it is. You had democratic German entities before, yes, but these weren't really democratic in our sense today or very short lived, like Weimar.
Germany being democratic started with Weimar, but just for a few years really. And if we add these years or not, our democracy is comparably younger.
@@doppelkammertoaster No its not. "German democracy is still young" in comparison to what? If you will compare any country to US in term of modern democracy, then any democracy on the planet will be "young". By this logic any country on the planet is "young" because non is as old as Egypt. Actually, by this logic US is "young democracy" in comparison to Iceland. If someone is talking about country in the middle of Europe like some kind of banana republic Im sorry but I cant take this seriously.
Yep, the democracies in the east (in fact including Germany's own east) are still in their infancy and have a hard time making things work, and have not been tested enough, so it is still their alpha or beta phase.
A young democracy of course has advantages - unlike the US or the UK, it is not made for times when a letter took a week to travel through the nation and in many way not quite as outdated and unable to reflect public opinion, which sooner or later leads to some bimbo like the tangerine or Boris becoming its leader...
@@KretekGerman democracy is young, especially compared to other western european countries like France and Britain. Germans never really yearned for democracy before the horrors of ww1 occured. In germany, there is a history model called "Deutscher Sonderweg", which describes exactly that.
@@mood7143 "Germans never really yearned for democracy before the horrors of ww1 occured"
Nope, the revolution of 1848/49 already demanded national unity and the establishment of a democratic republic modeled after the United States.
Our current national flag started out as a flag of this revolution.
It unfortunately failed and we got a monarchy instead, but at least national unity was finally achieved.
because of the 5 percent freshhold the CDU is able to form a coaliton with the spd or the greens
Any chance of a CDU / Green / FDP coalition? Or a CDU / SPD and Green coalition?
I don't think the Greens would enter into a coalition with the FDP again so shortly after their last one collapsed and the FDP also might not make it back into parliament with their very low polling numbers.
A Kenya coalition (black CDU, red SPD, Greens) is the more likely outcome, if the SPD itself doesn't poll high enough for another CDU-SPD grand-coalition and the CDU's Merz didn't openly lie about not allying with the AfD.
@@Astra7525That possible coalition would be the same as the last one, with a bunch of deadlocks and undecisiveness, I see many CDU voters flying to the AFD if that happens
The FDP is in fact not right, but liberal. Small government, no restrictions in abortion, gay marriage, etc.. That is very far from right. FDP means "Free German Party".
"US liberal" and "European/German liberal" are two different things.
"European liberal" is more akin to "US libertarian".
The FDP is more aligned with the centre-right, pro-business CDU than with the centre-left SPD
Its Free Democratic Party not Free German Party.
Better start increasing that art school acceptance rate
German political journalist here. I am always sceptical when foreigners try to explain our politics. But you actually nailed it. 10/10, no notes
Is that cat real though?
I respect you for trying your best to be responsible and sensitive in your portrayal of Germany's history.
A common mis represenation also made here is that the left and " far left " parties (even tho I would agrue that none of the parties in parliament are far left) are as bad as the afd just on the other side, this is not true. The left parties are all committed to democracy, even the in my view insane BSW. But definetly the left party is very democratic and inclusive and also not really that far left like some people like to shout communism all the time for no reason.
They are DDR Ostalgics, the very democratic DDR, also many of their policies are radical and against liberal democracy
what is insane about the BSW?
It is first a democratic party.
Socialy left which would in the past be comparable to the SPD before Schröder, and economically liberal also like the SPD. Only difference is SPD is neo-liberal economically BSW is keynesianist
They have all over all the same political views as the SPD of the SPD before Schröder.
Peace and good relations with the neighbours - thats in the spirit of Brandt. The insanity is more with the Green party who is forcing a war and trying to escallating a war with the second biggest nuclear power on the planet.
economically they are keynesianists - regulated market, the state should jump in when the economie struggles, strong wellfare for the weak of the society. That also was SPD before Schröder
They are anti Woke - ohh if this makes a party insane now, than the majority of Germans are insane!
So the BSW is just centre left in a traditional/classic meaning of this words
There is nothing insane about this party but the name.
So do none of the conservative parties have any chance of governing or are they just too far right? Im sure its more nuanced than that but im just ignorant to German politics
Honestly this might sound crazy ... But i think AfD has an outside chance this time to be part of the government !
Both the AFD and BSW seem like better alternatives for Germany than the status quo.
Afd is mostly former CDU Politicians with 80s CDU politics in mind so things would probably stagnate even more with them
@Mangomomomo If by stagnate you mean "not become a hot mess with Germans being replaced in their own homeland" then I still support the AfD.
@@OnCydig Just vote NPD if you're really mostly concerned about replacement. I'd really worry more about wages shrinking alot more by inflation und inequality than a few more brown people. Also most partys are getting closer to an Afd migration policy which in the end will be decided on the EU-Level anyways. I get that the afd helps with a fear of replacement but that whole narrative is just a distraction if you really think about it
BSW or AfD, Germany needs a cultural change as the era of neoliberalism comes to end.
AFD is not an option.
They are both just populist power grabs.
AfD is also even more neoliberal than any other German party. They are and always have been a pro-billionaire party at heart, while pandering to the right as a means of getting power.
How is the AfD any less neoliberal than the centre parties though? They are wannabe "Republicans", so if they are any different, then at best in how willing they are to corruptly enact anti-labour laws in exchange for some pocket money.
@@knightofcydonia1192 - why? because the elites want to ban it? The 10% of the country who vote for them won't take that lightly!
@@knightofcydonia1192 If Germans have any future, then parties like the AFD _have_ to be options.
I have to correct something: The FDP (Free Democratic Party) is not right-wing but rather liberal. For example, the FDP is pro-free market, while also being very leftist when it comes to social policy. The FDP supported the "Selbstbestimmungsgesetz" (=Self-determination law), which allows you to change the gender identity on your passport once a year. By that means, the FDP cannot be categorized as right-wing.
The last part isn’t quite true. According to the polls it‘s currently exceedingly likely a 2 party coalition will be possible even if it might not immediately look like it. If you look at the latest Forza polls it seems pretty likely either the FDP or the Linke or both won’t get into the parliament since they can’t get over the 5% threshold. If this should happen their seats get transferred to all the other parties. This would even open up a CDU, Green coalition, even though that seems quite unlikely to happen. But even if somehow both parties get in, the SPD and CDU have 49% of the vote and since still about 10% of the votes will go to small parties, that definitely won’t make it, they can form a coalition
Just let the AfD be in charge lol
nope
See we saw what happened when a party like that was in charge.
@@mastermarv722 That is not very democratic of you
@@samwill7259 The AfD is literally led by a homosexual woman in a mixed race relationship lmao
@@jdools4744same as ur comment
compared with the shit the US has to deal with right now it is not really a crises.
True. I think the Netherlands (my country) and France are screwed the most though electorally from all western nations.
@@MovieRiotHD because what happens in the US? otherwise I missed something happening in the netherlands at the moment.
Some extra points:
1. The coalition mostly broke because Germany is in a economic downword spiral. And the only solution the political left has is to thrown money at it. But they also want to increase social programms, fund the war in ukraine and massivly rearming the military. But Germany is alsready the country with the second highest taxes in the europe (and probably the world but I'm not shure about that). So the only way the goverment can get all of this money is by dept and thats illegal in Germany. (Thanks to the constitution) So the goverment used tricks to go around that. Some of tem illegal. And at the end the FDP didn't want to go that way anymore.
2. Migration has massivly increased and the left has no idear what to do with that. Witch has given raise to the right
3. German left-wing politicions always belive that democrazy is in danger. So don't worry
With the AfD getting nearly 20% and even 30 in the east, yes, our democracy is in great danger and we absolutely should take this seriously. We dont wanna live in a world where a fascist rules the land again
See the fact that you think the second thing is a problem at all says a lot about you
@@samwill7259 It's also not true. Immigration was highest in 2015 and never reached that level again.
@@Astra7525 From an area with an "immigration issue". I could not care less if it triples. Refugees are not MY enemy
@@samwill7259 Which is also true: The people living in regions with the highest votes for the anti-immigrant AfD also have the lowest percentage of immigrants living there.
They complain about a problem they do not personally experience, but have been relentlessly misinformed to be a massive problem elsewhere and that causing the misery in their life.
Antiwhites define "extremism" as anything that's not antiwhite enough. Everyone is "extreme" by the standards of some society at some point. Appeal to a broken status quo and not deviating from it is the negation of independent thought.
This dude is a joke for calling AfD "extreme"
When even Marie Le Pen doesn't want to work with you, your extreme lol
@@TheHouseAlwaysWins20No it just means France is that left wing
@@Wadiyatalkinabeet_ 🤡🤡🤡🤡
But it is.
@ Not wanting migrants isn’t extreme
look at the dutch goverment and know u are wrong
Please don't look at the Dutch government it is an embarrassing shitshow.
Come on Germany. Get your balls back. Vote AfD!
What certainly is amazing to me as a german is to watch the pre-election cycle and election night on television and noticing how the term NATO was a topic of discussion about exactly 0 amount of times. Something that we see as the literally most important peacekeeping factor against the looming threat of another grand scale war is basically not even worth a mention for the biggest partner we have in the question.
A Germany in disarray might be a threat by proxy. But a Trump promising uncertainty in every aspect of our relations, literally forcing us to make up for our own shortcomings...well congratulations, we will certainly alienate ourselves from an America that doesn´t care on the one handside and forces us to care less about them on the other. I would say Trumps election forcing a need for reevaluation of our military spending and presence in world stage issues kind of made re-election very opportune to happen. With Americas instability, so does the world feel the ripples of it, and Germany who bound themselves so strongly to them obviously felt those ripples from a promise of rising nationalism in America a bit more than others.
It did coincide with the FDP being...themselves rather well tho. Should have never formed a coalition with them, the writings were on the wall for everyone like me with a hint of healthy scepticism. But America paving the way for a new nationalstic drive to authoritarian leadership scraping out democratic values from its lifestyle is a huge confidence booster for our own nationalistic propaganda dominating public discourse. Of course parties will follow that new Zeitgeist. Even the greens are on their best way to the next coalition talk with the conservatives to please the shortterm voter will, repeating the same mistake all over again, since the conservatives are all in on appeasing the voters themselves by brandishing more and more radical rightwing ideas, taunting the greatness of nationalism like we had in the good old days "totally not the one that the rightwing extremists are talking about hashtag promise hashtag unlessyouwantustomeanthat"
Unwittingly Scholz was more right about his speech of a "new Zeitgeist" and a "Zeitenwende" than he imagined...and also in quite a different way than what he meant. We are living in a time when the horrors of the past are about to be forgotten, democracy is facing challenges through technological advancements and globalistic structures, economically and politically...but most of all, there is a rising spirit of "taking democracy back", which in and of itself is probably not even a bad thing to formulate as a question "is there something going so fundamentally wrong that democracy is being taken from us?", but instead we have a lot of people with a lot of voting success who scream that we must take democracy back from the corrupt politicians and deepstate bla and wokeness bleh...well and America is fighting that fight, as it does, as an avantgarde player, teaching the world that even the most ridiculous people with the most nonsensical and vile political views and all the internal confusion in their messages...can still get you elected, if you just scream hate and vitriol loud and clear enough. Of course a coalition of social democrats and a green party would cave in an environment like that. Doesn´t mean they need to give way to change from people who any reasonable democrat could never support no matter what, but they also can never lead in an environment like that. And America is teaching us, as it always does, that that is the time of the clock for democracy. Even if they are not even aware or interested in thinking about their influence on other countries.
Stupidity works, especially in an environment of fear. And so far in the 2000s democratic politicians have not found a way to deal with people being riled up by right wing parties taunting those fears. And the longer the last wars on our soil are behind and out of mind, the bigger the fears how long peacetimes can be kept. You don´t fear for what you don´t have, you fear for what you can lose. So a rightwing party saying you lose your safety and standards of living because of refugees...sure. And the left side? Well for them there is the far more realistic fears about capitalism, technology and the climate, so how would they stand up strong for a democracy who doesn´t give a good answer against those fears? One side is stunted by their conscience and the other is unbound by any kind of reason, I wonder who has the clearer narrative...
AFD sounds rad they used memez
2:15 This coalition was not the one and only coalition in Germany with more than two partys. The first cabinetts of chancellor Adenauer consisted of 4 partys.
In theory, every coalition including CDU is at least a 3 party coalition.
Edit: Commented before fully watching the Video, Bajuware obviously as well
uh oh. didn't watch the video, huh? 6:03
Is that cat dead💀?lmao
LET'S GO AFD
Anime profile pic opinion irrelevant😊
@TheHouseAlwaysWins20
>Jew
>Opinion discarded kek
@TheHouseAlwaysWins20
Jew, opinion rejected 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Any growth of the right is to be celebrated even if it is more moderate like the afd. It will give room to grow and normalize our ideas.
YEAH!
great now get the a grand colation or if the SPD relly ends up bad we got stupid shit like CDU/SPD/greens. not exactly an improvement
Zero American are thinking about the German elections 💀💀
quite a few of us are, mr "worldaffarislover"
The rightward world shift is happening some Americans are watching. I'm a dual citizen tho so ig I'm not within that American group
Nah I’m thinking about it
BSW❤
you critisising what you call far left for being critical of Nato and painting middle parties as good guys while completly not mentioning that all the middle parties like greens ,FDP, CDU,etc are supporting the Genocide in gaza and justify the mass killing of civilians and only Die linke and BSW who are both are considered far left are critical of the Support israel gets from germany. why didn't you mention this? are the lives of people of Gaza worth to you less than white europeans? or it doesn't fit your narrative of Bad far left parties?
Because self defense doesn't constitute genocide
@@grahamfinlayson-fife73 murder of 40000 civilians, mostly women and children is not "self-defense"
You forgot about the Holocaust. Germany hasn't.
You are black-and-whiteing a complex conflict, that too many people want to see as way too simple. The issue is way more complex. You can't make peace with terrorists. Simple as that.
@@grahamfinlayson-fife73 an Occupier doesn't have the right according to international law . according to the ICJ Israel is the occupier of west bank and Gaza
I think it wasn`t necessary to give such a broad historical review for an election crisis that happened barely two weeks ago.
Germany should join BRICS maybe? Join Russia and China in an alliance?
Lmao
Why joinging a power block that can't really call itself that, will ignore basic human rights to keep their leaders in power?
@ is human rights in foreign countries more important than your economy and staying warm in winter?
@@Nom_AnorVSJedi Both are important.
It's the Russian government position that the reunification of Germany was illegal.
So...probably not.
I'd love it if the far-left and far-right parties formed a coalition. They actually have a LOT in common (support for Putin, opposition to free market capitalism, etc)
Tbh the AfD just claims to be against free market capitalism while still being funded by billionaires.
But yeah, they are socially pretty close and in the end just want to have power, so they would likely be able to form a coalition if possible.
Iran tried that in 1979. It didn't work out very well for the far-left.
Wtf
Id fucking hate it. They are useless traitors
Horseshoe theory.
Uhhh this is so bad, so many wrongs in this video I left at the idiotic sentence that germany was facist 😂 it was under national socialism. What a education channel 😅
By your definition of fascism, Benito Mussolini was the only fascist dictator in history. It would be wiser to call National Socialism a form of neo-fascism while Italian fascist syndicalism to be classical fascism. I do understand why you question if Nazism was, considering the definition most left liberals and neo-progressives use, the Soviets, Bonapartists and even monarchists of the 1700s are somehow fascist, but that doesn’t mean you have any right to bend the definition to your own will either!
@ i didnt do anything hitler Said he wasa national socialist and he was the leader of germany. What the fuck your Talking about?
@ and no national socialism is Not a form of facism it is a form of socialism Like facism is.
@@connorhaley3190 Nazis was developed alongside fascism, it didn't emerge _from_ fascism, they were two separate ideologies entirely.
@ that doesn’t mean there wasn’t influence