The meltdown of Die Linke ¦ Bundestag member SEVIM DAGDELEN describes how the Left party’s pro-war stance has created an urgent need for a political force that fights for social justice and peace and pushes back against the catastrophic societal course set by the elites (Germany)

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[–]InumaGaming Socialist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I'm getting this same thing with people looking for a savior in PSL or whatever.

Like... Did ya'll pay attention to AOC & DSA?

No saviors are saving you.

[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The public across the western world is increasingly letting its political leadership know that they're tired of the foreign interventionism and other policies that ignore the needs of the people at home.

[–]RandomCollection[S] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It's going to get worse for the European countries as their living standards fall. At some point, there will be blowback.

[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Recent elections across Europe and in the UK are already showing this. Whether it's sufficient to change governments or any new governments would materially change policies, only time will tell.

[–]penelopepnortneyBecome ungovernable 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

AT THE press conference announcing the new party project, Sahra Wagenknecht commented on the war in the Middle East. She condemned the terror attacks perpetrated by Hamas.

At the same time she described the Gaza Strip as an “open-air prison” and spoke of an “unbearable situation” while calling for a political solution with Palestinians having their own state within a two-state solution.

The chairman of the Die Linke (the Left party) parliamentary group in the German Bundestag, Dietmar Bartsch, criticised this immediately, saying: “I distance myself in the strongest possible terms from the term ‘open-air prison’ used to describe the Gaza Strip at the Wagenknecht press conference.”

Prior to this, the party chairman Martin Schirdewan appeared at a demonstration for solidarity with Israel without mentioning the bombing of the Gaza Strip or raising the call for a ceasefire at all.

We’re thus dealing with a complete collapse of anti-war positions within the Left party leadership. It was only after 120 countries voted in favour of a resolution calling for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the United Nations general assembly that the leadership of the Left party could bring itself to join this demand — not particularly credible.

[–]RandomCollection[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

https://archive.ph/1pqWj

The German left betrayed its base and became a war plus identity politics party.

Sahra Wagenknecht is the best hope for the future. Let's hope she doesn't sell out as well.

[–]risistill me 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Pro war is not left.

[–]RandomCollection[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Die Linke literally calls itself the Left in Germany. It's betrayed its ideals, but that's still the party name.

[–]risistill me 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Believe it or not, I understood that before posting.