13 Sep 16 15:37, Robert Bashe wrote to Ward Dossche:
RB> Ever hear of the AfD (Alternative fuer Deutschland)? It's an up and RB> coming party that's being tarred by the "established parties" as RB> rightest.
For more than one reason. Ever heard or read what their people officially proclaim?
RB> But the real reason for the invective is plain fear of RB> competition, this time from the conservative side of the political RB> spectrum. The competition from the left (leading to the party Die RB> Linke) was also tumultous, but hardly as vindictive, as Germans RB> naturally tend to prefer leftist parties - possibly in part due to RB> their history.
"Germany prefer leftist parties"? How come that most of the time we have governments led by conservative parties and conservative chancellors? You must be calling the CDU a leftist party...
Regards, Gerrit
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