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Mind giving us an example of this, or should we just assume this is the classic centrist horseshoe bullshit?
[Context: Wagenknecht is a prominent politician of The Left party]
While I could give examples, this piece of satire should contain more than enough context.
Said women in that article is also very concerned about the trans lobby, which is totally not a right-wing boogeyman.
Let's play a game, shall we? Here's a few quotes and you should guess whether it's made by a fascist or by Wagenknecht. In each topic one is made by her, the other by the fascists:
Identity politics:
Quote by:
Sarah WagenknechtQuote by:
Fascist partyThe Green party and their politics:
Quote by:
Fascist partyQuote by:
Sarah WagenknechtOn climate gluers protesting climate change:
Quote by:
Sarah WagenknechtQuote by:
Fascist partyA revision to the 1980s "transsexual law", lowering the hurdles to change your gender.
Quote by:
Sarah WagenknechtQuote by:
Fascist partyImmigration:
Quote by:
Sarah WagenknechtQuote by:
Fascist partySources:
I think that's it, I'm unsure though.
Huh, I'm honestly surprised that this turned out to not be yet another bullshit claim about how "both sides are the same". How the hell does she even claim to be leftist with those opinions?
Note: I am absolutely not an expert in her views. I have not read any of the books she published nor do I watch every single talk show she attends.
In one of the articles I linked, she mentioned this:
While this quote in itself seems innocent I think it reveals a great deal about her in combination with her other views. My theory is:
She is a populist and does not care enough about minorities if they can be abused by populist fearmongering.
Very often the fears of the majority are unsupported by reality. For example, the people in German states with the least amount of immigrants are the most concerned about immigration. Women who never visit's saunas are awfully concerned about trans women in women's only saunas.
There's no doubt she has socialist views (even though her secondary incomes exceed those of any other politician). But she takes no issue in combining her views with populist or nationalist rhetoric (like some sort of national socialism ;).
Had she been around in the 1920s, I don't doubt she would've been in the Communist Party. Simultaneously though, she would've likely been a ravaging antisemite since blaming Jews for - well, anything really - was quite popular in Germany at that time.
Her leftism seems to be about socialism only. A socialist country where minorities are hunted down is preferable to a capitalist one where they have equal rights, it seems.
Love for Putin would be one. As long as Die Linke is keeping Wagenknecht, they have to endure comparisons like that. And I say that as someone who voted for them the last election.
Pro-Putin / Russia leftists are a deeply idiotic phenomenon. As another voter for the left here in Finland I'm glad our version of Die Linke is actually leftist and doesn't support blatant imperialism
Well, in Germany we have a saying "Wessen Brot ich esse, dessen Lied ich sing". Basically, I will support the story of whoever pays my bills.