The neoliberal Free Democratic Party played a decisive role in shaping politics in Germany. After a wipeout in the last federal election, the party is fighting for survival ahead of important state elections.
They aren’t democrat. They are maximally corrupt cleptocrats who will sell their political influence to the highest bidder. This is the opposite of democracy.
Unchecked neoliberal cleptocracy and its social consequences, combined with parroting far right rhetoric to gain cheap voters is what gave rise to the AfD and their ilk in the first place.
I know most people on this platform are left leaning. I have yet to see proof that they are any more corrupt than any other party. Its just that they are especially strong on corporate economic interest in many cases which makes many see them unfavorable. I still think its good to have only so much regulation as needed but otherwise let the market of ideas play mostly free
They are a bit more brazen in their corruption. Like when they lowered VAT for hotel stays from 19 to 7% and accepted a donation of 1 million € from a hotel chain afterwards.
You are right about most other parties being incredibly corrupt, though.
They aren’t democrat. They are maximally corrupt cleptocrats who will sell their political influence to the highest bidder. This is the opposite of democracy.
Unchecked neoliberal cleptocracy and its social consequences, combined with parroting far right rhetoric to gain cheap voters is what gave rise to the AfD and their ilk in the first place.
I know most people on this platform are left leaning. I have yet to see proof that they are any more corrupt than any other party. Its just that they are especially strong on corporate economic interest in many cases which makes many see them unfavorable. I still think its good to have only so much regulation as needed but otherwise let the market of ideas play mostly free
They are a bit more brazen in their corruption. Like when they lowered VAT for hotel stays from 19 to 7% and accepted a donation of 1 million € from a hotel chain afterwards.
You are right about most other parties being incredibly corrupt, though.