• atro_city@fedia.io
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      I bet it’s his party too. It’s the same in every EU country: some centre-right party sleepwalked into the disaster while protecting their rich and wealth buddies. Now all of sudden they notice that the US and Russia have been influencing their populations, and they are surprised that the votership they tried so hard to dumb down and control, are being controlled by somebody else.

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    Trump manages to alienate even the most spineless politicians in Europe. Somegow thats gotta be some kind of accomplishment…

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    Spahn has been meeting with Trump and his allies (Grenell, Thiel) for years. It was Merz’ own party sanitizing that administration. Now they’re noticing they’re not actually part of the in-group. Get fucked

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      *Merz is not part of the in-group. I am 100% certain that once Linneman, Spahn etc. take over they go full on MAGA.

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        And they too will be let believing they’re part of the in-group until they’re no longer useful

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      Probably not, but a big Ego going to be hurt can work as a short-term replacement

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      No, it’s rather cowardly. He could have confronted Trump with it. Not that it would have helped, but it would have looked better.