• remon@ani.social
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      There isn’t a federal election until 2029, so these polls really don’t matter.

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        that is not true. it is a snapshot of current voter mentality. if this doesn’t turn around it’s only going to grow and get worse. that’s what this is useful for.

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          Right and the mentality has almost 4 years to change and a lot of things can happen in 4 years. Which is why the current mentality really doesn’t matter.

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            You were doing great. I agree with you on the facts, your conclusion is baffling though. The polls don’t matter right this second, but mentality absolutely does. What planet do you live on where cause and effect have no relation?

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              Well, feel free to worry about the polls every week then.

              Here is an articles that explains why these weekly “fake elections” polls might actually be harmful to democracy (German).

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                I am confused does thise poll matters or not? In your first comment you said in doesn’t, on your latest you are saying that those polls hurt democracy so that mean it has an effect and that it matter

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                Poor effort. Neither subject change relates to what has been said.

                And just humor your daftness, there’s actual studies (global) that show indifference and obliviousness to current events are more harmful to democracy than any other single factor

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      Based on my conversation with some Germans, even if afd did have the most offices held, they wouldn’t have the majority. The other parties would tend to work together and afd would tend to be on their own.

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        This is only partially correct. The CDU (conservatives) has growing faction in it that wants to “normalize” relations with AfD and enter a coalition with them. Steigbügelhalter is gonna halt Steigbügel.

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        A party not having the majority doesn’t stop fascism from taking over as Germany well knows.

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          Not a guarantee, just a qualifier to show it’s not a “done deal” to save someone a degree of dread.