The German chancellor has called for a welfare reform, putting him on course for a possible clash with the SPD.

  • NochMehrG@feddit.org
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    21 hours ago

    And this is how you further damage democracy and strengthen the far right. Because a lot of the people who don’t vote or vote for the far right are people who feel left behind who are of the impression that the system is broken and they don’t benefit from it. Social welfare is a way to directly show everyone what a democratic state is good for. Policies that benefit the poor, the working class and the middle class make a strong society. But Merz and others simply don’t seem to get it or care and stare in wonder at the ever rising numbers of people who want to see the world burn.

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      17 hours ago

      The capitalist elite has less problem with fascism than socialism. Only one of those threatens their wealth

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        13 hours ago

        In the short term. Both threaten their wealth in the long run. Fascism still wins out.

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      21 hours ago

      Fully agree. The big problem is Germany industry is in the shits and can’t afford to finance the welfare state anymore. Military spending is all debt.