Und jetzt alle: Össs-de-mir.
Wer etwas zu einer Schmutzkampagne in Baden-Württemberg sehen möchte, sollte vielleicht eher nochmal nachlesen, was CDU-intern mit Annette Schavan gemacht wurde, als diese Ministerpräsidentin werden wollte. Aber bloß nicht strukturell über Sexismus nachdenken.
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Es ist schon beeindruckend was für idiosynkratische Erklärungen für Landtagswahlen im Moment herangezogen werden und dabei völlig ignoriert wird, dass es seit der Bundestagswahl 2017 nur drei Wechsel der Partei gab die eine Landesregierung anführt. Saarland 2022, Berlin 2023, Thüringen 2024.
Accounts of the UK's crumbling infrastructure can seem exaggerated but a single year with 2x no running water (different flats), 1x no heating, 3x internet down for an extended period, 1x power outage, 2x stuck in an elevator (different elevators) make me think it's maybe not just my bad luck?
The NYT Investigative team (and other news outlets) have reported in detail on the attack against the Elementary School in Minab, Iran. I had the opportunity to comment, but the law is not the story so there is more to be said.
Allow me to elaborate:
Nächste Woche dann Grüne bei Forsa vor der SPD. Und alle hottakes schwenken von Krise der Grünen zu Krise der SPD. Die entsprechenden Blödsinnsnarrative („Leute sagen der SPD sind Bürgergeldempfänger wichtiger als arbeitende Mitte“) wurden ja heute schon in der ARD vorbereitet.
Die AfD ist nur unwesentlich stärker als bei Landtagswahlen 2016 - da war sie ebenfalls drittstärkste Partei.
Der Vergleich zu 2021 überschätzt massiv den angeblichen Wahlerfolg heute. Abstände zu Grüne & CDU nahezu gleich groß wie 2016.
ARD & ZDF wollen aber lieber die andere Story. 🤷♂️
#ltwbw
Man sieht das auch deutlich darin wie sich in BaWü versus RP die Sympathiewerte für die Grüne Bundespartei nach 2011 entwickelt haben. In BaWü werden die Grünen deutlich positiver bewertet während sich Werte für CDU und SPD (fast) genau gleich entwickeln in beiden Ländern.
(Daten von der GLES)
Allen Strategiedebatten der Grünen sollten nicht vergessen, dass BaWü Wahleregbnisse weiter ein Produkt des Fukushima Bumps sind, der ganz knapp dazu geführt hat, dass es einen MP gab. Man sieht das an der Altersstruktur. Ältere Wähler:innen sind MP Wähler:innen. Sie wählen in BaWü daher eher Grün
This is not only incredibly weak, its false equivalence between Farage and Polanski is dangerous. One of them is a threat to liberal democracy, the other one is not. The text is a prime example of how radical centrism and the profound arrogance of self-declared liberals legitimize the far right
Very informative deep dive into the voters that have abandoned Labour for more progressive parties. Debunking some myths around who these people are and what they want.
Trying to write something about Gordon and Denton for a German audience and it feels like I need 5 pages to just describe all the craziness that is going on before I can even start to analyze. Impressed by how @annettedittert.bsky.social has been successfully doing this for so many years now.
"Alright, oder?"
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Der Moment wenn er merkt, dass er sich gerade vor laufender Kamera verraten hat. Chef's kiss.
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As Democracy Volunteers are the source of the claim of "Family Voting" in the Gorton & Denton by election, I got curious about their claims and thanks to @joenoonan.bsky.social I came across this claim about "Family Voting" during the 2020 Irish General Election.
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Yes, very much. Different record, equally broken.
Nominally serious media outlets produce so much nonsense about Danish politics. They are full of factual errors. “Denmark” in the political discourse of other countries has become a phantasm to justify their rightwing policy demands. It has very little to do with empirical reality in the country.
A narrative still dominates around authoritarian workers who do not like immigration. With woke progressives who are our of touch with society. A radical right that is successful because progressives went to far. This narrative supported by many in and around politics has fueled Labour‘s strategy.
I am glad that people realize that Labour‘s electoral strategy is wrong but am surprised by the “are they delusional? how do they keep doing that? what happened?” We haven been arguing against this strategy for years. But resistance was huge among politicians, media, and many in academia.
Doch bitte nicht einfach „Präventivschlag“ schreiben und sagen. Ist Wochenende und am Morgen, aber reißt euch doch bisschen zusammen bitte.
Good that some Labour politicians draw the right conclusions. I am a broken record on this but Labour is repeating the same mistakes that other social democratic parties made in Europe. Some fragmentation is unavoidable but this is mostly the result of the strategic mistake to abandon progressives.
Insulting his constituents, Matt Goodwin does the most Matt Goodwin thing. Blaming others for failing to see his brilliance. Academics first, now voters. This sentiment is driving his radicalisation. Maybe even people at Reform will realise that it‘s a very bad quality for a politician to have.
The UK wakes up to the reality of multi-party democracy. The reality of pretty much all other democracies in Europe. Let‘s see if British politics and media realize that they could actually learn something from other countries that goes beyond shallow narratives like the “Danish strategy”
Far-right authoritarian tactics to socially marginalize, intimidate, and disenfranchise a group. The oppression of one group signals to others you could be next. This goes far beyond bigotry. The authoritarian playbook enabled and empowered by anti-trans and anti-woke actors.
Dieses Heizungsgesetz ist vielleicht der erste Fall, in dem eine Bundesregierung nicht durch Nicht-Handeln, sondern durch bewusstes Handeln Klimaneutralität als Ziel faktisch aufgibt. Es wird noch etwas dauern, bis das unabweisbar wird, aber wir laufen damit absehbar in eine Verfassungskrise.
A couple of months ago, Clavicular was only known to a small dedicated share of people. Today, he is everywhere. It is possible to report on far-right subculture without platforming, sensationalizing voyeurism, and normalization. Yet, this is what our media environment creates over and over again.
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