U.S. president’s praise for Friedrich Merz’s ‘conservatives’ offers a glimmer of hope after the White House’s brutal criticism of Europe.
Trump celebrates conservative party win in Germany
https://ground.news/article/trump-congratulates-germanys-election-winners-and-himself_14060b
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empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 57 pts · 1y
Dumbass doesn't even know that it's supposed to be AfD he's rooting for, and that Germany's "conservative" party is more akin to centrist Democrats and are actively against him.
halfapage@lemmy.world · 18 pts · 1y
Vincent@feddit.nl · 7 pts · 1y
For all we know he was rooting for the AfD, and he just didn't know/care that people use "convervatives" to refer to a different party.
ItsLucky@pawb.social · 0 pts · 1y
Sorry but that is just not true. The CDU/CSU is as close to fascism as they can be while trying to keep the mantle of a centrist party, like they colluded with the fascist noAfD already. Also Friedrich Merz's grandfather was a Nazi. He was a mayor of the only town that had a Workers Strike when the NSDAP came into power. And he violently beat that Strike town to the core, so that certainty gives a vibe to Friedrich. So yeah maybe the noAfD is the more open fascist party but don't think the CDU/CSU is far from it, they are in many points just as bad or worst them the noAfD and Trump endorsing them actually feels right.
PonyOfWar@pawb.social · 24 pts · 1y
I don't see how that matters, especially with how many people this applies to in Germany. My maternal grandfather may have been a nazi as well, at least he never talked about what he did during "that time". Doesn't make me one.
LordWiggle@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 1y
Let's judge people by the acts of their ancestors, not their own. Nice one bro. Can you tell me about your grandfather so I can get a vibe of who you are?
LordWiggle@lemmy.world · 17 pts · 1y
"offers a glimmer of hope".... How. Fuck Trump, fuck the US.